The History of Guns in the United States

In 1977, the National Rifle Association got taken over by a very extremist group of people. And they have now spent over 40 years trying to convince Americans that if you arm yourself in the home and carry guns, you're going to be a lot more safe. So this is only about 40 years old. This narrative that we should all have guns was safer with guns in the home, carrying guns,. In the 1800s, most of the states banned the carrying of concealed firearms.

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