Following article by John Cylc. Never heard of him before prior, looks like he has some good stuff relating to gun rights, individual liberties, and conservative views in general.

When our Founding Fathers decided to remove themselves from under the thumb of King George, it was something new. Tyranny was rejected in favor of freedom. Foreign rule was replaced with self-governance. The difference was the experience of being in America. There was a freedom about exploring, establishing, and expanding a new land. People were responsible for themselves in North America. There was a feeling of being separate from the mother country, and people enjoyed it. They decided to make it permanent when Parliament decided to start taxing the colonists to pay for England’s wars and needs but refused to give representation to their distant subjects. Tyranny was recognized and rejected.

The slow fading taste of freedom-
[thirteenfox.com]