"Then came, Oscar, the time of the guns.
    And there was no land for a man, no land for a country,
    Unless guns sprang up
    And spoke their language.
The how of running the world was all in guns."

- Carl Sandburg

Introduction

The goal of my project is to understand the gun culture of 17th- and 18th-century America.

Regulation

Who can own a gun?

Where can guns (not) be carried?

Other regulations?

Type of gun? Purpose of use?

Long Guns

The Militia

-- JuliaS - 25 Oct 2009