Are There Analogues to the Laws of the United States?

David Gergen: I'm persuaded that the 1662 militia act is not a good historical analog for 922 G8. The government next points to laws in several colonies and states that disarm classes of people considered to be dangerous, including those unwilling to take an oath of allegiance,. He says these laws disarmed people thought to pose a threat to the security of the state due to their perceived lack of loyalty or societal status. Gergen: These are incredibly similarly worded laws to the 1662 Act that are in the colonies at the time of the founding.