BS.China, like the UK, has a long history of keeping it’s citizens disarmed, other than royalty and nobility, and government that works for them.
Who can own a firearm?
The possession of firearms and ammunition in Great Britain is regulated mainly by the Firearms Act 1968. In order to be granted a firearms licence, individuals must be assessed by their local police force and judged not to pose a threat to public safety, and to have “good reason” to own the firearm.
The age at which a person can possess a firearm differs across the UK’s regions. In England, Wales and Scotland, anyone aged 14 and above may own and use a section 1 firearm if they hold a valid firearms certificate for it. In Northern Ireland, a person must be 18 and above to possess a firearm, though over-16s can use one in the company of an adult who holds a licence.
People who have been given a prison sentence of three years or more are banned from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
NO. it wasn't.That experience in the UK was a big part of the reason for the 2nd Amendment.
Boston tea party ring a bell.
So, a bunch of goobers form a militia?I don’t think anyone at the time thought an American government would try to disarm the citizenry, because armed private citizens were the militia. Not “The National Guard” which did not exist when the 2A was ratified.
Not from records.
In colonial America the militia, based on the tradition of the fyrd, was the only defense against hostile Indians during the long periods when regular British forces were not available. During the American Revolution, the militia provided the bulk of the American forces as well as a pool for recruiting or drafting of regulars. The militia played a similar role in the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. After that conflict, however, the militia fell into disuse. State-controlled volunteer units, referred to as the National Guard, were formed in most states and came to serve a quasi-social function. Many of these volunteers were veterans of the Civil War, and many were from the middle classes.
In the 1870s and ’80s, such units were called upon by state governors to break strikes. At that time these state units constituted the nation’s only trained reserve. In the 20th century, despite the parallel growth of designated reserve forces, the National Guard was called into federal service in both world wars and continued to be used in emergencies by both the state and the federal government.
That's because like in Europe, most people couldn't afford a gun, at that time in history.In the UK, people dealt with not having arms by being as servile as possible to their feudal masters. In Asia, private citizens developed ways to defend themselves by hand called Tae Kwan Doe, Karate, Kung Fu, etc. Nunchaku, or “numchucks,” as we called them when I was a kid, were developed from a rice thresher tool that farmers would not be stopped for carrying.