The founders were heavily inspired by the roman republic. They aspired to create an even better system. In Rome, citizens weren't allowed to carry swords inside the city. This worked great for a couple hundred years, because the Roman military historically camped outside the city. Shortly after the military began marching into the city the Republic fell. Civil wars broke out between the populares and the optimates, and the citizens had no good way to defend themselves.
I realized that the founders of the US likely didn't want that same weakness and was probably one of the reasons the 2A was so important to them. Any thoughts?
Also how about Chicago having the stricted gun control laws in the country and still the highest crime..
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, historian Edward Gibbon selected 476 CE, a date most often mentioned by historians.
The first devices identified as guns appeared in China from around CE 1000. By the 12th century, the technology was spreading through the rest of Asia, and into Europe by the 13th century.
The republic fell around 27BC. Then it became an authoritarian empire. I meant swords