pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

December 29, 2012 marked the 122nd Anniversary of the murder of 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. These 297 people, in their winter camp, were murdered by federal agents and members of the 7th Cavalry who had come to confiscate their firearms “for their own safety and protection”. The slaughter began AFTER the majority of the Sioux had peacefully turned in their firearms. Up to that date there had been neither a Sioux outbreak or war. No citizen in Nebraska or Dakota had been killed, molested, and no property had been destroyed off the reservation. When the final round had flown, of the 297 dead or dying, two thirds (200) were women and children.

Around 40 members of the 7th Cavalry were killed, over half cut down by friendly fire from the Hotchkiss guns of their overzealous comrades-in-arms. Twenty members of the 7th Cavalry were deemed “National Heroes” and awarded the Medal of Honor for their acts of cowardice.

We do not hear of Wounded Knee today. It is not mentioned in our history classes or books. What little does exist about Wounded Knee is normally the sanitized “Official Government Explanation” or the historically and factually inaccurate depictions of the events leading up to the massacre on the movie screen.

Wounded Knee was among the first federally backed gun confiscation attempts in United States history. It ended in the senseless murder of 297 people.

Before you jump on the emotionally charged bandwagon for gun-control, take a moment to reflect on the real purpose of the Second Amendment: The right of the people to take up arms in defense of themselves, their families, and property in the face of invading armies or an oppressive government. The argument that the Second Amendment only applies to hunting and target shooting is asinine. When the United States Constitution was drafted “hunting” was an everyday chore carried out by men and women to put meat on the table each night, and “target shooting” was an unheard of concept, musket balls were a precious commodity in the wilds of early America, and were certainly not wasted “target shooting”. The Second Amendment was written by people who fled oppressive and tyrannical regimes in Europe, and refers to the right of American citizens to be armed for defense purposes should such tyranny rise in the United States.

As time goes on the average citizen in the United States continues to lose personal freedom or “liberty”. Far too many times unjust bills are passed and signed into law under the guise of “for your safety” or “for protection”. The Patriot Act signed into law by G.W. Bush, then expanded and continued by Barack Obama is just one of many examples of American citizens being stripped of their rights and privacy for “safety”. Now, the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is on the table, and will most likely be taken away for “our safety”.

Before any American citizen blindly accepts whatever new firearms legislation that is about to be doled out, they should stop and think about something for just one minute.

Evil does exist in our world. It always has and always will. Throughout history evil people have committed evil acts. In the Bible one of the first stories is that of Cain killing Abel. We cannot legislate “evil” into extinction. Good people will abide by the law, defective people will always find a way around it.

And another thought Evil exists all around us, but looking back at the historical record of the past 200 years across the globe, where is “evil” and “malevolence” most often found? In the hands of those with the power: governments. That greatest human tragedies on record and the largest loss of innocent human life can be attributed to governments. Who do governments target? “Scapegoats” and “enemies” within their own borders…but only after they have been disarmed to the point where they are no longer a threat. Ask any Native American, and they will tell you it was inferior technology and lack of arms that contributed to their demise. Ask any Armenian why it was so easy for the Turks to exterminate millions of them, and they will answer, “We were disarmed before it happened”. Ask any Jew what Hitler’s first step prior to the mass murders of the Holocaust was- confiscation of firearms from the people.

Wounded Knee is the prime example of why the Second Amendment exists, and why we shouldn’t be in such a hurry to surrender our Right to Bear Arms. Without the Second Amendment we have no way to defend ourselves and our families.



“Silence makes cowards out of the best of men” –Abraham Lincoln

Robert Graybeal Loc: Myrtle Beach

Excellant! I hope you don't mind if I save this?

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

Save it AND forward it. :thumbup:

Raider Fan Loc: Lake County, IL.

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Millismote Loc: Massachusetts

the murder of 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. was portrayed In the movie Hidalgo starring Viggo Mortenson. It was not glorified but shown as a shameful event.

beamer01 Loc: West Palm Beach

Are you confusing 2nd amendment rights with the way this country of which we are mostly Immigrants was stolen. Maybe you investigate how man "discovered" so many lands that had indigenous peoples???????

Skellum0

So your argument is that we should keep our weapons so that we can resist when the US Army come to take them away? Good luck with that.

Skellum0

Read the book. Bury my heart at Wounded Knee

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

one of the better UHH posts, I think..but it will go right over a lot of heads unfortunately.....

Roux Loc: Largo, FL

Excellent! May I save and forward, as well

Roux Loc: Largo, FL

Excellent! May I save and forward, as well?

Farol Loc: Florida

No one is taking away your rifles or pistols; but they should take away the bazookas, machine guns, grenade launchers, etc.

No other citizens stood up and supported the Indians; there was no public support to stand up and support them - even if they had superior weapons.

Your Wounded Knee story has NO effect on our 2nd amendment.

chienfou Loc: Valley Stream, NY

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pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

I didn't write it. Just forwarded it. Please do the same. :thumbup:

pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"

I'm just passing along information. I'm not worried about it's effect on the 2nd Amendment. I'll turn over my bazookas, machine guns, grenade launchers, etc. but I'm keeping the napalm and the nukes. Is that OK with you? Is there a shelf life on napalm? This stuff is getting pretty old.
That reminds me I need to crank up the M1 Abrams tank in the garage. It's been sitting up too long. :thumbup: