A
LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY TO THINK ABOUT…
A LITTLE BIT OF
HISTORY TO THINK ABOUT.......
December 29, 2012 marked 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.
The Calvary began shooting, and managed to wipe out the entire camp. 200 of
the 297 victims were women and children. About 40 members of the 7th Cavalry
were killed, but over half of them were victims of fratricide from the
Hotchkiss guns of their overzealous comrades-in-arms. Twenty members of the
7th Cavalry's death squad, were deemed “National Heroes” and were awarded the
Medal of Honor for their acts of [cowardice] heroism.
We hear very
little of Wounded Knee today. It is usually not mentioned in our history
classes or books. What little that does exist about Wounded Knee is normally a
sanitized “Official Government Explanation”. And there are several
historically inaccurate depictions of the events leading up to the massacre
which appear in movie scripts and are not the least bit representative of the
actual events that took place that day.
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 and were certainly
not wasted on “target shooting”.
The Second Amendment was written by people
who had fled oppressive and tyrannical regimes in Europe, and it refers to the
right of American citizens to be armed for defensive purposes, should such
tyranny arise in the United States
As time goes
forward, the average citizen in the United States continually loses little
chunks of personal freedom or “liberty”. Far too many times, unjust gun
control bills were 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, was
expanded and continues under Barack Obama. It 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
attacked to facilitate the path for the removal of our firearms, all in the
name of “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 cannot legislate “evil” into extinction. Good people will abide by the law, and the criminal element will always find a way around it.
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 cannot legislate “evil” into extinction. Good people will abide by the law, and the criminal element will always find a way around it.
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, the
governments. The greatest human tragedies on record and the largest loss of
innocent human life can be attributed to governments. Who do the governments
always 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 should vehemently
resist any attempts to infringe on our Rights to Bear Arms. Without the Second
Amendment, we will be totally stripped of any ability to defend ourselves and
our
families
Commander of the Seventh Calvary
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