By Robert Willmann
The British attempt to seize guns and ammunition from independent-minded and perceptive people kicked off the revolution in 1775-1776 in a small part of North America that resulted in independence through the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and then -- perhaps as a counter-revolution -- the U.S. Constitution. Here is a 49-page article published in the law journal of the Charleston Law School in South Carolina which describes how Britain's attempt to control and confiscate guns and ammunition from the settlers essentially ignited the American Revolution, as it included using force against the people.
https://turcopolier.typepad.com/files/british_gun_control_starting_american_revolution.pdf