True, but still way before guns. However, point noted.baldeagle wrote:The Magna Carta granted rights to the barons, not the serfs. The serfs got their rights at the point of the gun.
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- Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Texas Gun Lore
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Re: Texas Gun Lore
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
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Re: Texas Gun Lore
Wasn't the Magna Carta also about acknowledging peoples' rights? That was way before guns.baldeagle wrote:This is not a book review. I'm not even done reading it yet (about halfway through), but I can already highly recommend this book. Written by Carroll Holloway, the book is crammed with Texas history as it relates to guns. But, I was struck almost immediately by the introduction, when I read this:
Why did men acquire rights? How was the foundation of liberty and democracy laid? An invention is the answer to these questions also -- the invention of the gun!