To the ANONYMOUS poster who is too cowardly to put his name to his opinion that our guns should be taken away - back then those rifles were all they had, and they were used to hunt animals, protect property, and fight in war. A firearm is a firearm, PERIOD. It would not have mattered to Mr. Adams what kind of firearm it was. As long as you are a law-abiding citizen, you can and SHOULD have a firearm to protect yourself. It makes me sad to think that you live in the state of our founding fathers and sully their sacred honor with your unconstitutional opinions.