Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie

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In this historical study, Clayton E. Cramer explores the deep roots of America's gun culture, tracing firearm ownership from colonial times through the Revolutionary War and into the early Republic. Using primary sources such as newspaper accounts and probate records, he argues that guns were widespread and symbolically tied to citizenship and political rights