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

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.

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