They had exhausted all peaceful means to reclaim their rights. We have not. We still have the political process, boycotts, and civil disobedience. How many of you with itchy trigger fingers have ever really try any of those peaceful means?
I don’t recall the patriots at Lexington & Concord organizing protests or civil disobediance, as opposed to taking a stand with guns. Yes, there had been a boycott on tea, which wasn’t coming even close to dissuading the British. Drawing the line in the greens of Lexington & Concord, and taking a stand with guns in hands, did get the attention of the British. We are much further down the road of tyranny than the colonies ever were in 1775. And we have no more open frontiers to the west to escape to. The million TEA party marchers tp Washington DC in 2009 were contemptuously dismissed & disregarded by the media and the RAT bastard socialist demoRAT pigs. It may be that the war against our 2nd amendment rights will be the tipping point that is required for all free men & women to make a choice, for freedom or slavery & tyranny. In my case, I suspect I would fight bravely and die very quickly. Even so come quickly Lord Jesus!