Wow. ;-) An amazing summation by Ms Palin.

Everyone was armed in those days. You have to be armed when you're living on the frontier where Indian raids are a constant possibility. The British were not intent on disarming colonists, technically speaking, they were intent on preventing civil insurrection against the Crown. It wasn't a question of disarming an armed populace, it was a question of persuading them not to use those arms against colonial rule.

"we were gonna be secure" There is no way to make terminally insecure people feel secure! ;-)

As for the usual bullshit about being "free"...God, I get tired of that...ALL people wish to be free to do exactly what it is that THEY want to do, and in the way THEY are accustomed to doing it. This is true of Americans, British, Arabs, Dutch, Japanese, Russians, Mormons, Hippies, Hell's Angels, Lakota Indians....everyone! They all want to be free to do things their way. They all resent someone else interfering with their freedom to do things their way. The American colonists did not invent "freedom", and the USA is not the exclusive originator or guardian of freedom and never has been.

So, Sarah... "Take off, eh?" (Canadian humorous expression)