A Brief History of Gun Control

By Dean Weingarten

The right to keep and bear arms, codified in the Second Amendment, has been under attack in the United States since the 1830s, as power hungry governments found ways to infringe on the right under various pretexes, excuses, and fear mongering. First came . . .

the attacks on concealed carry. That was justified under the pretext that it gave an unfair advantage to people with nefarious intent. It was portrayed as a way to prevent free blacks from carrying defensive weapons. Laws against concealed carry, and the requirement for a government permit to carry, proliferated after the war between the states as reconstruction governments sought to disarm former Confederates; and then southern governments sought to keep freed slaves disarmed.

The next wave of infringements occurred as a part of a desire to protect organized crime and political corruption (with some fear of immigrants thrown in) in New York City with the Sullivan Act. Laws requiring a permit for concealed carry, or banning it altogether, were passed from New York to California. Only Vermont escaped the onslaught of “progressive” propaganda.

While it was legal to openly carry arms in most of the country, extra-legal …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns