Claim: Says George Washington said, "A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined. But they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them. Which would include their own government."
Fact-check: Meme misleading about George Washington, arms and ammunition
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Miriam Valverde
Date published: 2018-12-18T00:00:00