In an excellent paper in the Journal of Constitutional Law, Nathan Kozuskanich noted, "Whatever one may think about originalism as a theory, there is little question that any evaluation of its potential depends on the degree to which it accurately reflects history." He documented, through an exhaustive search of newspapers, pamphlets and public records of the time, that the term "bear arms" was reserved for militia action and never used in the context of an individual's right to own a gun for hunting or personal defense. For example, Rhode Island required that men ages 16 to 50 "bear Arms in the respective Trained Bands whereto by Law they shall belong."