David J. Atkinson on Nostr: 250 years ago, s growing number of colonial towns had such armories and militias to ...

250 years ago, s growing number of colonial towns had such armories and militias to provide for the common defense. The British hated this idea and tried to seize the armories. That didn’t work out too well for the British. People also had household guns used for hunting and driving off predators away from livestock.