Argument: Historically, many US citizens could not serve in the militia but required guns

Supporting Evidence

John R. Lott provides a review of Clayton E. Cramer’s[1] Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie[2]

Clayton E. Cramer. Armed America: The Remarkable Story of How and Why Guns Became as American as Apple Pie. [3]

Clayton E. Cramer’s Blog.[4]