“An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject”

“An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject” is a pro-gun slogan of unknown authorship. “An Armed Man is a Citizen, an Unarmed Man is a Subject” was a signature line in a 1996 post; “An armed man is a citizen; an unarmed man is a subject; a disarmed man is a slave” was a signature line in a 1999 post.
 
The saying became popular in 2000, when it was grouped with other pro-gun sayings under the title “Gun Refresher Course.”
 
“An armed man is a free man” and “An armed society is a polite society” are related sayings.
 
   
Google Groups: rec.radio.cb
Help! RCI 2950 Problems.
Dan K Nelson
11/11/96
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An Armed Man is a Citizen, an Unarmed Man is a Subject
 
The Firing Line Forums
Blade Design Pros and Cons
slabsides
June 12, 1999, 08:20 AM
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An armed man is a citizen; an unarmed man is a subject; a disarmed man is a slave.
 
The Firing Line Forums
slabsides
posted September 27, 1999 04:24 PM
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An armed man is a citizen; an unarmed man is a subject; a disarmed man is a slave.
 
Google Groups: tx.guns
Bumper stickers - pick one you DON’T like….??
Maurice
10/5/00
GUN REFRESHER COURSE
a. .  An armed man is a citizen.  An unarmed man is a subject.
 
Google Groups: alt.conspiracy
WE MUST RESIST: GUN CONTROL.
Patriots
11/2/00
MUST RESIST: GUN CONTROL !
You all have a God given right to have guns for Self Defense.
   
a.. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
   
Google Books
The Political Junkie Handbook
By Michael Crane
New York, NY: S.P.I. Books
2004
Pg. 280:
FIREARMS REFRESHER COURSE
An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
   
The High Road (THR)
Everybody now.. what’s your all time favorite gun slogan?
M203Sniper
July 19, 2008, 10:20 PM
An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
 
SodaHead
“An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.” Do you agree with this statement?
by Magzilla Posted November 30, 2008
 
Twitter
Sarah Woolsey
‏@swoolsey42
License plate cover: “An armed man is a citizen and an unarmed man is a subject.” Welcome to North Carolina.
3:26 PM - 15 Dec 2014