Posted on 10/02/2020 8:52:36 AM PDT by ammodotcom
“Come and Take It.” It’s a slogan of defiance against government tyranny with roots in antiquity that continues to inspire freedom-loving patriots today. This updating of the classic Spartan molṑn labé (meaning “come and take them”) is a powerful challenge to would-be gun grabbers. Seeking to remove arms from the people will not come without dear cost. For the Texian rebels of the Battle of Gonzales, these words were not mere tough talk. They were words the Texians were willing to die for.
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Hehe. I have the flag as my front license plate on my Vette.
My wife’s nephew had a Vette. His vanity plate said...COP TZR.
I’ve toured the museum in Gonzales. They are 90+% sure they have the original cannon. Curator of the museum said the original Gonzales flag was made out of a wedding dress. Interesting place.
The cannon, subject of that statement, can be seen in a museum in Gonzales. When the residents of Gonzales vacated the town after firing the cannon one time, they buried it in a river bank to hide it from the Mexicans. After the war, the former residents returned but could not find the cannon. Over 100 years later, in the late 1930s, a flood washed the cannon into view. In the mean-time, they had built a replica. Both the replica and original are on display. The original is small bore (handball size?) and the replica is larger.
Nice!
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People these days probably mistake it for a vaporizer.
See how it backfired for the Mexicans – now the people of Gonzales have TWO cannons.
For a small subset, I'd like to use the physical item depicted as a vaporizer. That being said, I'd not be a good person to make such a decision!
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