This is a great article by David Kopel. http://www.davekopel.org/2A/LawRev/american-revolution-against-british-gun-control.html (http://www.davekopel.org/2A/LawRev/american-revolution-against-british-gun-control.html)
Outstanding article though he has few names incorrect, it is otherwise quite factual and is a great summation of why a 2nd Amendment was really so important, then and now.