MA - Boston – National Guard Shootout, 72 killed in gun confiscation raid.

[Anti Federalist]

Boston – National Guard Shootout, 72 Killed

http://conservativecalling.com/the-2...out-72-killed/

BOSTON – National guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed on April 19th 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 wide-spread 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 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 overmatched 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.

[Anti Federalist]

A day early, but Happy Patriots Day, ya bunch of radicals.

[aGameOfThrones]

Gage was just protecting the endangered northern crumpet.



Anyway....

$#@! the BLM. $#@! the BLM supporters. $#@! the Reid!

[Pericles]

Later development to the story:

PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOUR GAGE.
By the Governour — A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, notwithstanding the repeated assurance of the Selectmen and others, that all the inhabitants of the Town of Boston had, bona fide, delivered their Fire-Arms unto the persons appointed to receive them, though I had advices at the same time of the contrary; and whereas I have had since full proof that many have been perfidious in this respect, and have secreted great numbers;
I have thought fit to issue this Proclamation, to require of those who have yet Fire-Arms in their possession immediately to surrender them at the Court-House to such persons as shall be authorized to receive them; and hereby to declare that all persons in whose possession any Fire-Arms may hereafter be found, will be deemed enemies to His Majesty' s Government.
Given at Boston, the nineteenth day of June, 1775, in the fifteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.


THOMAS GAGE.
By his Excellency' s command:
THOMAS FLUCKER, Secretary.

[Fox McCloud]

[B]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.”

None of these people would have been killed had the government obeyed the Constitution and turned down its false authority voluntarily.


First off, let me make it clear that I'm not condoning violence in this situation, but I hate statements like this (in even non-political realms such as gaming environments, work, etc) where it's well "if he had only done this, then it wouldn't have happened to him" when the opposite can be true as well.

[Anti Federalist]

will be deemed enemies to His Majesty' s Government

Domestic Terrorists.

[phill4paul]

A day early, but Happy Patriots Day, ya bunch of radicals.

Just a merry band of domestic terrerrrr....erhm...refuseniks.

[Henry Rogue]

Damn, this happens every year.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

better to be a domestic terrorist than a slave farming monopoly money

[Paulbot99]

Imagine Samuel Adams being interviewed by Piers Morgan.

[acptulsa]

God save the king!

Provided the arrogant, swaggering, crazy, purple-pissing inbred fruitcake keeps his damned Redcoats at home where they belong!

[Anti Federalist]

Bump