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Historical Gun Confiscation In The U.S.

Mike

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The Wounded Knee Massacre occurred on December 29, 1890,[4] near Wounded Knee Creek (Lakota: Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála) on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, USA. It was the last battle of the American Indian Wars. On the day before, a detachment of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment commanded by Major Samuel M. Whitside intercepted Spotted Elk's band of Miniconjou Lakota and 38 Hunkpapa Lakota near Porcupine Butte and escorted them five miles westward (8 km) to Wounded Knee Creek where they made camp.
The remainder of the 7th Cavalry Regiment arrived led by James W. Forsyth and surrounded the encampment supported by four Hotchkiss guns.[5]
On the morning of December 29, the troops went into the camp to disarm the Lakota. One version of events claims that during the process of disarming the Lakota, a deaf tribesman named Black Coyote was reluctant to give up his rifle, claiming he had paid a lot for it.[6] A scuffle over Black Coyote's rifle escalated and a shot was fired which resulted in the 7th Cavalry's opening fire indiscriminately from all sides, killing men, women, and children, as well as some of their own fellow troopers. Those few Lakota warriors who still had weapons began shooting back at the attacking troopers, who quickly suppressed the Lakota fire. The surviving Lakota fled, but U.S. cavalrymen pursued and killed many who were unarmed.
By the time it was over, at least 150 men, women, and children of the Lakota had been killed and 51 wounded (4 men, 47 women and children, some of whom died later); some estimates placed the number of dead at 300. Twenty-five troopers also died, and 39 were wounded (6 of the wounded would later die).[7] It is believed that many were the victims of friendly fire, as the shooting took place at close range in chaotic conditions. At least twenty troopers were awarded the coveted Medal of Honor.[8]
The site has been designated a National Historic Landmark.[4]

There was a woman with an infant in her arms who was killed as she almost touched the flag of truce, and the women and children of course were strewn all along the circular village until they were dispatched. Right near the flag of truce a mother was shot down with her infant; the child not knowing that its mother was dead was still nursing, and that especially was a very sad sight. The women as they were fleeing with their babes were killed together, shot right through, and the women who were very heavy with child were also killed. All the Indians fled in these three directions, and after most all of them had been killed a cry was made that all those who were not killed wounded should come forth and they would be safe. Little boys who were not wounded came out of their places of refuge, and as soon as they came in sight a number of soldiers surrounded them and butchered them there.
While we were engaged in bringing about peace our property was left behind, of course, and most of us have lost everything, even down to the matter of guns with which to kill ducks, rabbits, etc, shotguns, and guns of that order. When Young-Man-Afraid brought the people in and their guns were asked for, both men who were called hostile and men who stood loyal to the government delivered up their guns.
 
If you don't plan on doing something bad to people you don't even worry if they have a gun or not . By the same token If you are planning on doing bad things , or trying to force others to do things they don't want to do , the first thing you worry about is if they are armed . After all what would happen to your " progressive " agenda if you got your silly ass shot trying to implement it .
 

Whitewing

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RedneckRepairs said:
If you don't plan on doing something bad to people you don't even worry if they have a gun or not .

The logic in that statement is crystal clear to those of us who respect the law. In the Nanny State however, gubmint must protect its citizens from themselves. It's for your own good. Submit.
 

Steve

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Wounded knee is an example of a government suspicious of religion (the ghost dance) and a people's innate desire to be free..

now as the goverment looks suspiciously at Christians.. the lessons of wounded knee are even more applicable to the issue of gun control..

the facts of the goverment and law enforcements suspicion of anyone practicing their religion and professing a desire to seek more freedom is evident when you read and listen to their rationalization* of "watching" those same groups..

I am a veteran.

I love my country.

I want to practice my faith,.. Christianity.

I want to be able to defend my rights.. and the rights of others..

I do not want the goverment monitoring my activities looking for one small mistake so they can arrest me...

am I a radical right-wing conspiracy theorist.. ?

should I be "watched",.. treated with suspicion? monitored..
should other law enforcement be warned about me?













*note.. now lets see how the liberals rationalize their monitoring of folk like me.. :? :shock: :???: :p or will they avoid it because they can't defend the behavior?
 

hypocritexposer

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Whitewing said:
RedneckRepairs said:
If you don't plan on doing something bad to people you don't even worry if they have a gun or not .

The logic in that statement is crystal clear to those of us who respect the law. In the Nanny State however, gubmint must protect its citizens from themselves. It's for your own good. Submit.

Maybe the "gubmint' has plans to do bad things to people? I don't think they worry too much about protecting one citizen, from another, or DHS/TSA etc. would be in Chicago and Detroit, with their billions of shells and armored trucks, to disarm the gangs.
 
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