Talk:Second Amendment to the United States Constitution/Archive 36
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Powder Alarms
The point about the King and Parliament is further corroborated by the series of powder alarms in several colonies. One powder alarm in particular, the Portsmouth Alarm, saw the Patriots turn the tables in reverse and instead of it being the colonists' powder being limited, it was the King's powder (that is what they called it at the time) was what limited when the colonial leaders captured a British fort and carried off weapons, ammo, powder, and supplies.
Charles Lathrop Parsons details the events with original sources in his short work about it.
The Capture of Fort William and Mary - Librivox audio book [1]