Pro “militia/second amendment” sentiments were found throughout all thirteen original states.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/the-founding-fathers-explain-the-second-amendment-this-says-it-all
The Virginia Declaration of Rights does not contain the words slave or slavery.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/virginia-declaration-of-rights
Yes, a few colonies did have ‘hue and cry’ based patrols for runaways, initially for INDENTUREDS, then later slaves.
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/servant-and-slave-patrols-in-virginia/
Claiming slavery precipitated the second amendment is a falacious twisting of history.
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