Tomahawk
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On this day, in 1775, the Battle of Lexington and Concord was fought, marking the start of the War for Independence.
About 700 lobsterbacks marched out from Boston with orders to seize the colonists arms and powder stored at Concord.
Upon reaching Lexington green, they were met by 77 armed men, the local militia, who stood their ground for honor and then attempted to lay down their arms. Somebody fired a shot, and several of them were subsequently gunned down as they fled.
The British soldiers then marched onto Concord, where they were surprised and turned back by militiamen at the North Bridge. Retreating back to Boston, they waded through a hornet's nest of pissed-off farmers with privately-owned muskets, rifles, and fouling pieces (shotguns) the whole way.
So Happy Resistance to Tyranny Day, OCDO, and let it serve as both a lesson about the purpose of the 2A, and as a reminder that lots of people went to bat for our freedom a long time ago, so let's not dishonor them by blowing it.
Read about it all here, fascinating history.
On this day, in 1775, the Battle of Lexington and Concord was fought, marking the start of the War for Independence.
About 700 lobsterbacks marched out from Boston with orders to seize the colonists arms and powder stored at Concord.
Upon reaching Lexington green, they were met by 77 armed men, the local militia, who stood their ground for honor and then attempted to lay down their arms. Somebody fired a shot, and several of them were subsequently gunned down as they fled.
The British soldiers then marched onto Concord, where they were surprised and turned back by militiamen at the North Bridge. Retreating back to Boston, they waded through a hornet's nest of pissed-off farmers with privately-owned muskets, rifles, and fouling pieces (shotguns) the whole way.
So Happy Resistance to Tyranny Day, OCDO, and let it serve as both a lesson about the purpose of the 2A, and as a reminder that lots of people went to bat for our freedom a long time ago, so let's not dishonor them by blowing it.
Read about it all here, fascinating history.
