To Understand The 2nd Amendment, You Have To Understand What Guns Were Like In 1792

<p>David Grace (www.DavidGraceAuthor.com)</p> <p>Let&rsquo;s go back to January of 1792, shortly after the Second Amendment was ratified.</p> <p><strong>Guns Were An Important Tool In Daily Life</strong></p> <p>In 1792 a majority of the population were farmers and/or hunters.</p> <p>Guns were expensive. A new rifle cost about a month&rsquo;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.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/technology-taxes-education-columns-by-david-grace/to-understand-the-2nd-amendment-you-have-to-understand-what-guns-were-like-in-1792-888b7fb74011"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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