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Location: SE Louisiana | Boston – National Guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed 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 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 the Lexington 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 fellow Americans, is how the American Revolution began, April 20, 1775.
On July 4th, 1776 these same extremists signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging to each other and their countrymen their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor. Many of them lost everything, including their families and their lives over the course of the next few years. Lest we forget…
Remember this every time you hear the phrase "assault weapons" or "extremist faction" spoken by the government or the media.
Edited by komet. 2014-03-24 1:17 PM
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Good post. I went to Atlanta this weekend. We had to get a cab. The man dirivng the cab had an accent. He was from Ethopia. I asked him what he would do when his work Visa ran out. Kinda rude I know but I was in one of those moods. He proceeded to tell me he was US Citizen. So, my daughter, her friend and I started quizzing him. We asked him random questions about the government, which he was able to answer. Capitals, when the constitution was written, the presidents etc. We were impressed. I wish all citizens were as knowledgeable as he was. Off topic I know, but it made me think that most don't know these important dates and the true meaning of some of the holidays they get off, if they work. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Excellent thread! I think this needs to be read by everyone. It sure makes a person think. |
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To anyone who, in any form, urges, threatens, or bullies to keep people in small and restrictive boxes, rules, and regulations, THIS is the true spirit of America.
"You're a Rebel." "You're God ****ed Right I am!!!!"
Probably get bleeped, but oh well. Sometimes you gotta roll with the rules, and sometimes you gotta rock'em. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Thank you so much for posting that! I heard it read on a late night talk show about a year ago, and have been unable to find it in audio or print. I'm going to save it on my home computer now...
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