Posted on 06/28/2013 1:24:38 PM PDT by DelaWhere
Delaware Volunteer Guard shared America's Misled Patriots status. Tuesday Interesting take on events. Seventy-two killed resisting gun confiscation in Boston
BOSTON National guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed on April 19th by elements of a Para-military extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources estimate that 72 were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were compelled to withdraw.
Speaking after the clash, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to the radical right-wing tax protest movement. Gage blamed the extremists for recent incidents of vandalism directed against internal revenue offices. The governor, who described the group's organizers as "criminals," issued an executive order authorizing the summary arrest of any individual who has interfered with the government's efforts to secure law and order. The military raid on the extremist arsenal followed wide-spread refusal by the local citizenry to turn over recently outlawed assault weapons.
Gage issued a ban on military-style assault weapons and ammunition earlier in the week. This decision followed a meeting in early this month between government and military leaders at which the governor authorized the forcible confiscation of illegal arms.
One government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, pointed out that "none of these people would have been killed had the extremists obeyed the law and turned over their weapons voluntarily." Government troops initially succeeded in confiscating a large supply of outlawed weapons and ammunition. However, troops attempting to seize arms and ammunition in Lexington met with resistance from heavily-armed extremists who had been tipped off regarding the government's plans. During a tense standoff in Lexington 's town park, National Guard Colonel Francis Smith, commander of the government operation, ordered the armed group to surrender and return to their homes. The impasse was broken by a single shot, which was reportedly fired by one of the right-wing extremists. Eight civilians were killed in the ensuing exchange.
Ironically, the local citizenry blamed government forces rather than the extremists for the civilian deaths. Before order could be restored, armed citizens from surrounding areas had descended upon the guard units.
Colonel Smith, finding his forces over matched by the armed mob, ordered a retreat.
Governor Gage has called upon citizens to support the state/national joint task force in its effort to restore law and order. The governor also demanded the surrender of those responsible for planning and leading the attack against the government troops. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock, who have been identified as "ringleaders" of the extremist faction, remain at large.
. . . And this, people, is how the American Revolution began .
April 20, 1775 Read this twice my friends. It is historical. ~GR
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And this time it will be called that way by the enemedia, when the Constitutionalists take it to the encroaching statists' forces.
I get your point but, at that time, the rebels were the left-wing extremists. Those who fought for King and Country were the right-wing loyalists.
Predictable
Don’t throw a wet rag on it. I loved it.
bitter clingers!
...and Neighborhood Watch volunteers.
Just remember - TODAY, Right is Left, Down is Up, Right is Wrong, etc....
Just remember - TODAY, Right is Left, Down is Up, Right is Wrong, etc....
After we restore our lost constitutional republic, leftist extremists are going to feel very, very sorry for themselves: they chose the wrong side of history.
Sounds like those racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic Sons of Liberty.
It’s our American duty to protect the Constitution.
Any organized armed revolt is being watched for on all lines of communication and will be squashed.
There may be a revolt, but it won't get out of first gear.
Nicely done!
Dang, I thought ‘Sons of Liberty’ said it all didn’t need all those descriptors muddying up the water and deceiving...
Thanks
When it comes to having the means to protect from tyranny and feed oneself if need be, there is no LEFT or RIGHT descriptor need - a simple PATRIOT will suffice.
Question (and more) Authority.
Sounds like the civil war is starting. Next time I fear that the liberal communists better start running.
You a crazy ass Cracker? ;-)
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