In 1971, the Virginia Bill of Rights under Article I, Section 13, was changed to the following by popular vote: "That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; that standing armies, in time of peace, should be avoided as dangerous to liberty; and that in all cases the military should be under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power."
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 02:50:10 +0000
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