Timeline of the fight to defend the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (Infographic)

First framed by founding father James Madison back in 1789, the fundamental rights protected under the Second Amendment of the Constitution to keep and bear arms have been under attack for centuries and withstood the test of time with both wins and losses for those who defend gun rights. With the current administration's efforts to paint certain classes of firearms as being, "not family heritage or family tradition," while advocating a ban in the same breath, it appears that the war is still very active.

One of the largest, most politically significant and most historic gun rights group is the National Rifle Association and we've put together the following infographic that describes the history of that fight.





















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