David Grace (www.DavidGraceAuthor.com)
Let’s go back to January of 1792, shortly after the Second Amendment was ratified.
Guns Were An Important Tool In Daily Life
In 1792 a majority of the population were farmers and/or hunters.
Guns were expensive. A new rifle cost about a month’s wages for a skilled worker, (about $2,500 in 2016 dollars), but if you were living in a rural area a gun was an important tool that you would use dozens or hundreds of times a year, so it was worth it.