Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger have authored a couple of good books that could teach the citizens, especially the young, a great deal of important history of the United States. They are George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution and Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny. The books would teach everyone that wars are sometimes necessary and that citizens need weapons to maintain their freedom.  The tyrannical British government was trying to regain control of the United States in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. In the War of 1812, the British tried to take control of New Orleans and the Mississippi River, and only through a hodgepodge of mainly volunteers did Andrew Jackson beat off the well armed, greatly manned army of the British.  Most of the volunteers brought their own weapons for the fight. From this, we learn of the need to recognize that...(Read Full Post)