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Thomas Jefferson

Snopes rated the claim “Thomas Jefferson said, "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it."” Incorrect Attribution.

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Captured 2026-08-15 from Snopes. The archived copy is preserved so this citation survives link rot.