Is Gun Ownership a Right?

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So, there were only two races of men in the Colonies, white and black?

I would think if Mason meant only white men, he would have said so.

Perhaps that's because you're looking at it from a 21st century perspective, instead of in the context of his time?

In the late-18th century, the vast majority of blacks were considered property. As such, they did not have rights.