Failure Of Gun Control Laws

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country.
There were good reasons for this freedom, reasons which persist today.
Firearms in the new world were used initially for hunting, and
occasionally for self-defense. However, when the colonists felt that
the burden of British oppression was too much for them to bear, they
picked up their personal firearms and went to war. Standing against
the British armies, these rebels found themselves opposed by the
greatest military force in the world at that time. The 18th century
witnessed the height of the British Empire, but the rough band of
colonial freedom fighters discovered the power of the Minuteman, the
average American gun owner. These Minutemen, so named because they
would pick up their personal guns and jump to the defense of their
country on a minute's notice, served a major part in winning the
American Revolution. The founding fathers of this country understood ...

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oppress the free blacks. This oppression was accomplished by passing
laws making it illegal in many places for black people to own
firearms. With that effort, they assured themselves that the black
population would be subject to their control, and would not have the
ability to fight back. At the same time, the people who were most
intent on denying black people their basic rights walked around with
their firearms, making it impossible to resist their efforts. An
unarmed man stands little chance against an armed one, and these armed
men saw their plans work completely. It was a full century before the
civil rights ...

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