Gun Confiscation Leads To 72 Dead In Boston

[huntnphool]

Seventy-two killed resisting gun confiscation in 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 widespread 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 in 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 Lexington’s 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 radical 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, people, is how the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775.
 

[mrmoskillz]

it's about to hit the fan.  I don't see any good coming from this on either side.

[C-Money]

I fictional glimpse at our Country's near future?

[seth30]

I fictional glimpse at our Country's near future?

[bassquatch]

Is history destined to repeat itself??? 

[Biggerhammer]

It's a bunch of BS. 

[turkeyfeather]

Whats the matter with you posting something like this in todays day and age. I started flipping thru channels before I read the post trying to find something. I was thinking oh crap here we go. 

[MikeWalking]

Whats the matter with you posting something like this in todays day and age. I started flipping thru channels before I read the post trying to find something. I was thinking oh crap here we go.

 

I heard this read on Coast to Coast a couple weekends back.  It took a few seconds to realize there was a twist.


Thank You for the Post.  Glad to be able to copy it now.

[pianoman9701]

It's not fiction. It's history. There were many then who thought we should give up our arms and submit, just as there are now. Not me.

[Biggerhammer]

Fall in line with the rest of the sheep or be labeled a "Extremist".

[Austrian Hunter]

Did anyone ready the last sentence 

And this, people, is how the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775.

[pianoman9701]

Did anyone ready the last sentence 

And this, people, is how the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775.

I grew up in Boston until the age of 15. The history there is incredible and it helped instill deep patriotism in me. That stuff made me proud even as a youngster.

[huntnphool]

What's interesting is some of you were thinking this was recent news, and believed it actually could be. The fact that any of us would not have been shocked, and this is actually a posibility, says a lot about where we actually are in this country today.

[turkeyfeather]

What's interesting is some of you were thinking this was recent news, and believed it actually could be. The fact that any of us would not have been shocked, and this is actually a posibility, says a lot about where we actually are in this country today.

That is exactly what I thought. It would not surprise me at all.

[Austrian Hunter]

What's interesting is some of you were thinking this was recent news, and believed it actually could be. The fact that any of us would not have been shocked, and this is actually a posibility, says a lot about where we actually are in this country today.

Sad but true, well said sir!

[Bean Counter]

Over my dead body..

Come and get them

[hambone]

I hate to say it but if some things don't start to change is this country this might come true again in the home of the brave and free thinking people

[csaaphill]

Did anyone ready the last sentence 

And this, people, is how the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775.

I grew up in Boston until the age of 15. The history there is incredible and it helped instill deep patriotism in me. That stuff made me proud even as a youngster.

ya exaclty and just how MSM would hit the story today if it was real for todays world.
But ya read this a while back and it's how the Boston Massacre happened. I think it's rewritten a bit to sound more like modern world.
Kind of disapointed on how many said BS, but may have said they'd fight if shtf anytime soon.
and yep were going to start making choices keep being sheeple or fight some time soon.
better yet start drawing lines in your personal sand on what your going to abide by and what your not going to!

[Wacenturion]

Great post.

[csaaphill]

ya good post

[huntrights]

From the Library of Congress - American Memory:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr19.html

"On April 19, 1775, British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord. On the night of April 18, the royal governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, commanded by King George III to suppress the rebellious Americans, had ordered 700 British soldiers, under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and Marine Major John Pitcairn, to seize the colonists' military stores in Concord, some 20 miles west of Boston.

A system of signals and word-of-mouth communication set up by the colonists was effective in forewarning American volunteer militia men of the approach of the British troops. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "Paul Revere's Ride" tells how a lantern was displayed in the steeple of Christ Church on the night of April 18, 1775, as a signal to Paul Revere and others.

At Lexington Green, the British were met by approximately seventy American Minute Men led by John Parker. At the North Bridge in Concord, the British were confronted again, this time by 300 to 400 armed colonists, and were forced to march back to Boston with the Americans firing on them all the way. By the end of the day, the colonists were singing "Yankee Doodle" and the American Revolution had begun. Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 includes a timeline of the events that followed."

[elkh8me]

tag

[huntnphool]

”He’ll yes, we’re gonna take your AR15, your AK47”.

[Angry Perch]

"...the high impact, high velocity round" of an AR-15.

[buckfvr]

Fall in line with the rest of the sheep or be labeled a "Extremist".

You mean "domestic terrorist", that way they can do what ever and dont have to account for their actions.......

[HikerHunter]

”He’ll yes, we’re gonna take your AR15, your AK47”.

I guess this is what happens when you lose touch with history.

[fishngamereaper]

”He’ll yes, we’re gonna take your AR15, your AK47”.

I guess this is what happens when you lose touch with history.

Or reality

[DRobnsn]

”He’ll yes, we’re gonna take your AR15, your AK47”.

I guess this is what happens when you lose touch with history.

Or reality

Or intelligence

[HikerHunter]

His description of the destruction a bullet does, is what every bullet is designed for...

All it will take is another sniper serial killer and guess what he will come for next. "I'm going to take your bolt action!" Yikes!

[yakimarcher]

Keep your pants on, this was about 245 years ago

[huntnphool]

Keep your pants on, this was about 245 years ago

Because they don’t really want your guns right?

[optic2]

I love the part of the story where militia were constantly picking off the British as they marched back to Boston with their tail between their legs.