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The Myth of the Colonial Rifleman

Why “the founders wanted guns to overthrow tyrannical governments” is bullshit
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One of the most enduring memes of the right-wing pro-gun culture is that of the colonial rifleman. They paint a romantic historical picture of groups of colonists, faces streaked with dirt, muzzle-loading muskets carefully kept and loaded, engineering the downfall of the mighty British Empire in America. They want you …