In the olden days every free Englishman was required to have certain weapons in his home and to practice with the bow and arrow each Sunday after church, AND to appear at an “Assize of Arms” so the local lords could know how many armed men they could depend on.
The French, did not trust their serfs when given arms as the serfs then considered themselves free men. As a result, the French preferred Genoese Crossbowmen to back them up.
After gun confiscation and Dunkirk, England prepared to throw back a German invasion with those now standard traditional English weapons, the Garden Hoe, Hay rake and scythe.
Then American citizens decided to “SEND A GUN TO DEFEND A BRITISH HOME!”
“After gun confiscation and Dunkirk, England prepared to throw back a German invasion with those now standard traditional English weapons, the Garden Hoe, Hay rake and scythe.
Then American citizens decided to “SEND A GUN TO DEFEND A BRITISH HOME!””
Yup, the NRA organized a gun collection drive for the UK home defense. I’ve read that about 100,000 guns were sent over.
Dean, I'd like to see you do a piece on the NRA effort to arm England during WWII because of the Firearms Act of 1920.
I wouldn’t send them the steam off my dog’s mess.
“After gun confiscation and Dunkirk, England prepared to throw back a German invasion with those now standard traditional English weapons, the Garden Hoe, Hay rake and scythe.
Then American citizens decided to “SEND A GUN TO DEFEND A BRITISH HOME!””
Yup, the NRA organized a gun collection drive for the UK home defense. I’ve read that about 100,000 guns were sent over.