JBinMN
11-04-2019, 10:37 PM
Many times it is said that the United States of America began as a fight against taxes by King George of England, because there was no "representation" in the British Parliament (Their "Congress) for the colonists & other such things done by the British Gubment that were oppressive in those times.
That is not really the reason for the fight that started the US revolutionary War & how the "shot heard round the World" happened, like what is taught today , ( If it "is" taught).
What really started it all off was at Lexington & Concord , Massachusetts, as well as nearby villages, when the provincial British Governor, General Gage, who was concerned about the colonists being armed & having powder & ball for their firearms with their ability to fight back against the tyranny of the laws & edicts of those times , so he sent some British "Red Coat" troops to those towns to "Confiscate" the Arms, powder & ball from the colonists to prevent them from rising into armed conflict with British forces & quell the civil unrest that was being forced on the colonists by the British Crown, its' government system & how the colonists & families were treated in those times.
Our American ( US) history used to be shared with folks & taught them how those folks in those times fought back against tyranny & won...
Here is a Smithsonian article that describes a bit of some of the history of that time & how important it was that there was powder to be had to allow the colonists to fight back against the tyranny they were faced with thru British rule.
Here is the link to that article, if you care to read it:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/raid-bermuda-saved-american-revolution-180970375/
Part of this history is why the 2nd Amendment was written into the US Constitution & included as part of the Bill of Rights.
To prevent Tyrants from taking away the means to protect the citizens against the tyranny of others... Which is why "Gun Control" in any form or infringement, is a tyrannical act.
;)
That is not really the reason for the fight that started the US revolutionary War & how the "shot heard round the World" happened, like what is taught today , ( If it "is" taught).
What really started it all off was at Lexington & Concord , Massachusetts, as well as nearby villages, when the provincial British Governor, General Gage, who was concerned about the colonists being armed & having powder & ball for their firearms with their ability to fight back against the tyranny of the laws & edicts of those times , so he sent some British "Red Coat" troops to those towns to "Confiscate" the Arms, powder & ball from the colonists to prevent them from rising into armed conflict with British forces & quell the civil unrest that was being forced on the colonists by the British Crown, its' government system & how the colonists & families were treated in those times.
Our American ( US) history used to be shared with folks & taught them how those folks in those times fought back against tyranny & won...
Here is a Smithsonian article that describes a bit of some of the history of that time & how important it was that there was powder to be had to allow the colonists to fight back against the tyranny they were faced with thru British rule.
Here is the link to that article, if you care to read it:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/raid-bermuda-saved-american-revolution-180970375/
Part of this history is why the 2nd Amendment was written into the US Constitution & included as part of the Bill of Rights.
To prevent Tyrants from taking away the means to protect the citizens against the tyranny of others... Which is why "Gun Control" in any form or infringement, is a tyrannical act.
;)