My 20 year old daughter is dating a well known ex convict?

There was no way. But since that period predates the current snd Amendment controversy, it was assumed that nearly everyone owned guns - and they knew how to use them properly, for the most part.

They didn't keep records like they do now. The companies could identify their guns, but there were few to no government agencies that recorded gun ownership prior to about 1930.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.