From Mrs. Ahab:
Why don’t you ask the Indians about what happens when you let the government take away your guns? Oh wait, you can’t because they’re all dead.
While not entirely true, it does make the adequate point that generally when the government disarms you, it’s not because they want to plant flowers in your backyard and sign songs around the campfire.
You might be interested in a couple of NYT editions I found from the 1880’s.
http://daysofourtrailers.blogspot.com/2007/12/gun-control-and-racism-ii.html
She may be interested in these NYT articles I found from the 1880’s:
http://daysofourtrailers.blogspot.com/2007/12/gun-control-and-racism-ii.html
I think the early colonists tried to prohibit gun sales to native tribes, but it never worked.