There was a lot of social ills back then too. And society was even MORE violent in some ways, what with duels and all the skirmishes with Native Americans and whatnot — not to mention the brutality of slavery.
But I don’t think the founders could have envisioned the sheer scale of broken families, fatherlessness, psychiatric epidemics, gender dysphoria, etc… when architecting this free society of ours. I wonder if they would have erred more on order over liberty.
The tool is not the problem. The person using it is.
I assure you that in my hands I could engage and eliminate a target every second or less with a revolver with two that’s 12 in twelve seconds, speed loaders can reload revolvers in two seconds or less I can demonstrate this repeatedly. Many many moons ago working security we were only allowed 38 or 357 revolvers. I carried three at all times one on each hip and a J frame compact on the ankle all in 357. I promise you I could if so inclined eliminate 30+ in under a minute as fast as any AR could be deployed.
This says nothing of handing a well practiced person a lever action carbine in 357 or 44 mag that holds 10+1 or more in the tube and can be reloaded in again sub 5 seconds.
Oh but limit magazine size to 10 rounds ok fine I’ll let you have a 30 round and I’ll take three 10 rounders we square off and let them rip I promise you unless you are a skilled veteran with plenty of trigger time I will beat you in total shots on target in less time while doing tactical reloads vs you just pulling the trigger. I have taken many a hundred dollar bill off Jack wagons at the range who challenge this.
I also shoot three gun comp and F class rifles. None of my weapons are dangerous I am dangerous. One mind any weapon we learned from the very beginning of boot.