Posted on 03/11/2013 3:28:04 PM PDT by B4Ranch
December 29, 2012 marks the 122nd Anniversary of the murder of 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. These 297 people, in their winter camp, were murdered by federal agents and members of the 7th Cavalry who had come to confiscate their firearms for their own safety and protection.
The slaughter began AFTER the majority of the Sioux had peacefully turned in their firearms. When the final round had flown, of the 297 dead or dying, two thirds (200) were women and children.
Around 40 members of the 7th Cavalry were killed, over half cut down by friendly fire from the Hotchkiss guns of their overzealous comrades-in-arms. Twenty members of the 7th Cavalry were deemed National Heroes and awarded the Medal of Honor for their acts of cowardice.
We do not hear of Wounded Knee today. It is not mentioned in our history classes or books. What little does exist about Wounded Knee is normally the sanitized Official Government Explanation or the historically and factually inaccurate depictions of the events leading up to the massacre on the movie screen.
Wounded Knee was among the first federally backed gun confiscation attempts in United States history. It ended in the senseless murder of 297 people.
Before you jump on the emotionally charged bandwagon for gun-control, take a moment to reflect on the real purpose of the Second Amendment- The right of the people to take up arms in defense of themselves, their families, and property in the face of invading armies or an oppressive government.
The argument that the Second Amendment only applies to hunting and target shooting is asinine. When the United States Constitution was drafted hunting was an everyday chore carried out by men and women to put meat on the table each night, and target shooting was an unheard of concept, musket balls were a precious commodity in the wilds of early America, and were certainly not wasted target shooting.
The Second Amendment was written by people who fled oppressive and tyrannical regimes in Europe, and refers to the right of American citizens to be armed for defense purposes should such tyranny rise in the United States.
As time goes on the average citizen in the United States continues to lose personal freedom or liberty. Far too many times unjust bills are passed and signed into law under the guise of for your safety or for protection.
The Patriot Act signed into law by G. W. Bush, then expanded and continued by Barack Obama is just one of many examples of American citizens being stripped of their rights and privacy for safety. Now, the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is on the table, and will, most likely be taken away for our safety.
Before any American citizen blindly accepts whatever new firearms legislation that is about to be doled out, they should stop and think about something for just one minute.
Evil does exist in our world. It always has and always will. Throughout history evil people have committed evil acts. In the Bible one of the first stories is that of Cain killing Abel. We can not legislate evil into extinction. Good people will abide by the law, defective people will always find a way around it.
And another thought Evil exists all around us, but looking back at the historical record of the past 200 years across the globe, where is evil and malevolence most often found? In the hands of those with the power- governments.
That greatest human tragedies on record and the largest loss of innocent human life can be attributed to governments. Who do governments target? Scapegoats and enemies within their own borders ;but only after they have been disarmed to the point where they are no longer a threat.
Ask any Native American, and they will tell you it was inferior technology and lack of arms that contributed to their demise.
Ask any Armenian why it was so easy for the Turks to exterminate millions of them, and they will answer.We were disarmed before it happened.
Ask any Jew what Hitler's first step prior to the mass murders of the Holocaust was- confiscation of firearms from the people.
Wounded Knee is the prime example of why the Second Amendment exists, and why we shouldn't be in such a hurry to surrender our Right to Bear Arms. Without the Second Amendment we have no right to defend ourselves and our families.
LOL, great.
The only reason an American army veteran could find fault with this thread is if he is making some personal attack on whoever posted the article, is pro-gun control, or a racist?
This is definitely a DU type thread.
“The difficult Indian problem cannot be solved permanently at this end of the line. It requires the fulfillment of Congress of the treaty obligations that the Indians were entreated and coerced into signing. They signed away a valuable portion of their reservation, and it is now occupied by white people, for which they have received nothing.”
“They understood that ample provision would be made for their support; instead, their supplies have been reduced, and much of the time they have been living on half and two-thirds rations. Their crops, as well as the crops of the white people, for two years have been almost total failures.”
“The dissatisfaction is wide spread, especially among the Sioux, while the Cheyennes have been on the verge of starvation, and were forced to commit depredations to sustain life. These facts are beyond question, and the evidence is positive and sustained by thousands of witnesses.”
Nuh uh! 'tis not!
Lots of strange people read FR...and what the poster put up here is the truth!
If we can win SOME over to our side...it's well worth it!
That is my Oh So Humble Opinion!
>>I am friends with a full blooded Cherokee and she HATES guns and LOVES Barry.<<
I figure that you’re friends with a low information voter, a very low information voter!
What can I say. She’s the lady who I bought my dogs from.
A nice lady, a truly nice lady...who is totally liberal.
So, here it is - I’ll invite you directly to think with your mind and come up with a few clear and reasonable points as to why you believe this is the goofiest thread you’ve ever seen on FR, and why it is more of a DU-type thread. Go.
See if you can bring her over to our side of the fence and vote for capitalism.
I’ve tried. For years. She says that “if it wasn’t for O’bama, they wouldn’t have the home they’re living in”.
How the HECK can you get through to that mindset??
I’ve tried. For years. She says that “if it wasn’t for O’bama, they wouldn’t have the home they’re living in”.
How the HECK can you get through to that mindset??
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