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!