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Posted on 04/19/2024 2:38:50 AM PDT by fella
“To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” — George Mason of Virginia
In April of 1775, the British Royal Military Governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, on a preemptive raid to seize guns from American patriots at Lexington and Concord.
Never forget: Ruby Ridge and Waco.
Bkmk
Or the Bundy Ranch standoff.
Note to the hoplophobes who say the Second Amendment should only apply to weapons current at the time of the Revolution: The gun the British were after in Concord was a CANNON. A weapon commonly owned privately, especially by merchant captains who might have a dozen or more to defend their ships from pirates. One round of case shot from a 9-pounder makes a mag dump from an AR look anemic.
In January of 1975 the Minute Man was removed from its base so that a mold could be made of the statue in case it were ever damaged by BLM, ANTIFA or other communist or islamic terrorists.”
https://www.nps.gov/mima/learn/historyculture/the-minute-man-statue-by-daniel-chester-french.htm
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The government tried to disarm anti-government extremists.
Paul Revere’s Ride, the excellent history by David Hackett Fischer.
But then every history that I’ve read by him has been equally good, especially Albion’s Seed.
“The Gunpowder Incident (or Gunpowder Affair) was a conflict early in the American Revolutionary War between Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, and militia led by Patrick Henry. On April 20, 1775, one day after the Battles of Lexington and Concord (and well before news of those events reached Virginia), Lord Dunmore ordered the removal of the gunpowder from the magazine in Williamsburg, Virginia to a Royal Navy ship.
“This action sparked local unrest, and militia companies began mustering throughout the colony. Patrick Henry led a small militia force toward Williamsburg to force return of the gunpowder to the colony’s control. The matter was resolved without conflict when a payment of £330 was made to Henry. Dunmore, fearing for his personal safety, later retreated to a naval vessel, ending royal control of the colony.
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