Mass grave for the dead Lakota after the massacre at Wounded Knee Creek
The information concerning the aftermath of gun confiscation throughout modern history is newsworthy in light of the statements coming from the administration, department of justice, homeland security and the usual suspects in the democrat party hierarchy (capitalization left out purposefully). Coupled with the shortage of ammunition and firearms in general, the only positive news will be the increased consumer spending (and GDP) of the American public who are trying to secure their freedom.
We take freedom for granted and most people will gladly exchange freedom for security. They do not know better even though Mr. Franklin warned us about trading away freedom for security. If we truly do not understand the concepts of freedom and Liberty, how do we know if we are truly free? Is a 50% tax burden really representative of freedom? Who is more free: the people working and paying for a bloated governmental bureaucracy or the people who have sold their votes for money (entitlements)? Is redistribution a means to freedom? Of course not: it is a means to slavery. If we have to address these questions, we already know that our freedom is in jeopardy.
How do you defend the Liberty guaranteed by a free state? Our forefathers gave us the best defense against tyranny: the 2nd amendment.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
I learned this week that this amendment is the only one which states a purpose: it is necessary to the security of a free State. To me, it is also the only one which imparts a duty upon us. It is our duty to stand up in arms to protect ourselves, our families and our freedom from tyranny. Is the United States in danger of falling to tyranny? If we did not believe this to be so, we would not be stocking up on firearms and ammunition. Pray that we understand the consequences of being disarmed because our government fully understands what this means to secure their power.
David DeGerolamo
Bury Your Guns at Wounded Knee
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.
h/t Jim D
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