Thankfully, it's only the live ones who write diaries and journals. (BTW, I believe the folks of yore were a lot more inclined to pop a cap on the potential threat than people are today, for various reasons. That right there places them at some advantage, weapon types aside.)
I am almost certain one of the most amazing aspects of the Lewis and Clark trip was the fact they did not lose a single man on the entire expedition, to any cause.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
