The Kentucky Rifle

The Kentucky Rifle
Pennsylvania Kentucky rifles. The golden age—Huntington Museum of Art
David Kopel
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Without firearms, there would have been no independence or liberty to celebrate on the Fourth of July. The most famous firearm of early America—the iconic Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifle—was created by American freedom and became central in the preservation of that freedom.

David Kopel
David Kopel
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David Kopel is an Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute, in Washington. His most recent book is "The Morality of Self-Defense and Military Action: The Judeo-Christian Perspective."
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