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Originally posted by GrayHam:
I wonder . . .

At the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, weren't most firearms the typical muzzle-loaded musket?

The cartridge didn't exist then, did it? What about the multi-shot revolver? Certainly not the Gatling gun . . . did they have multi-round shotguns?

If Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin were around today, to watch a fully automatic AR-15 hose a Mazda 323 into itty bitty bits of confetti, would they still argue for guns in every home?

Or would they shit their pants?

Just wondering. confused
Civilians owned and operated cannons and mortars back then. Most black powder rifles and guns were 40 and 50 caliber.
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