Originally Posted by gonehuntin
So why didn't the Founding Fathers and the George Washington administration set up the ATF and the myriad "gun laws" that we have to contend with now?? Why didn't they pass a Lautenberg-styled amendment that prohibited convicted domestic-abusers (was there such a thing back then?) from owning firearms?? Why weren't new firearm sales cleared with Ye Olde Database-on-Parchment???

The only "law" concerning buying firearms back then was 'bring enough cash'. That works for me and I ignore all the modern BS (at my own peril, for the naysayers on here!).
Well we don't live in that world, so we have to fight to get our rights back.