When did movements to restrict the 2nd amendment first begin in the US? Specifically, “...right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. | AskHistorians Archive Observer

When did movements to restrict the 2nd amendment first begin in the US? Specifically, “...right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”.

by sgstoags

When/why did people in the US start to think guns or ‘arms’ were too dangerous and needed to be withheld from people?

Georgy_K_Zhukov

More can always be said, but this older answer goes over some of the early history of the Amendment and how understanding of it has changed.