"Any politician who won't trust you with the
weapon of your choice clearly cannot be trusted with the power
he desires over your life."- Alexander Hope
in the novel Hope
Today is April 19, also known as Patriots' Day in New England. On
this day in 1775, the "shot heard 'round the world" took
place at Lexington, as colonists defended their firearms from British
confiscation. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/patriotsday/timeline/index.html
Nearly two centuries later on this date, Nazi troops entered the
Warsaw Ghetto to anniliate the Jews interred there. This spurred an
uprising by the armed Jews that held off the German army for nearly
a month. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising
(you can read about the uprising in the words of SS Brigadefuhrer
Jurgen Stroop -- who commanded the Nazi operation -- at www.jpfo.org/stroop.htm)
.
Today is quietly dramatic in its own way. KnoxNews reports that the
Tennesse legislature voted to repeal a state law that forbids the
carrying of handguns on government property ( http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/state/article/0,1406,KNS_348_5491437,00.html
). Tennessee "gets" the Second Amendment. It's about the
right to protect yourself without restriction.
And any politician who doesn't understand that simply can't be trusted.
- The Liberty Crew
