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BREAKING NEWS: Seventy-Two Killed Resisting Gun Confiscation In Maryland
National Guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed 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 the Lexington 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 over matched 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.
And this fellow Americans, is how the American Revolution began, April 18, 1775.
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Ya but they were real men. Not a bunch of tattoed, pierced lip'd, purple haired, limp wristed, we all get a trophy, chest hair waxers like most of what i see on the streets today.
God help us and our once great country!
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They should have taken over a bird refuge instead....
�Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr.
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Satire is lost on the weak-minded....
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." ![[Linked Image]](http://www.rockymtnrefl.com/TetonFenceBarncd1985987.jpg)
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very nice....I wonder if anyone would fight today...good thing we had those brave men then....
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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Trump Won!
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He's confusing Maryland with Massachusetts. People out west don't know much about geography. Seen several cases of this. Sort of like confusing Utah with Nevada.
Don't blame me. I voted for Trump.
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are there 72 guns in Maryland??  
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are there 72 guns in Maryland?? Yes. Not even counting the streets of Baltimore, I bet within two stops I could find 72 (or more). Or, I could have before my friends had that tragic boating accident and lost both of their collections.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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Probably would have been better titled "BROKEN NEWS".
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
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He's confusing Maryland with Massachusetts. People out west don't know much about geography. Seen several cases of this. Sort of like confusing Utah with Nevada. Easterners often don't know that New Mexico is part of the US! I guess they figure Tejas and Arizony share a border.
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If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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He's confusing Maryland with Massachusetts. People out west don't know much about geography. Seen several cases of this. Sort of like confusing Utah with Nevada. I've seen a number of cases of ID being mistaken for IA...by EASTERNERS. Westerners don't have a monopoly on liberal education.
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Whooops, I didn't proof read this, it was on another forum and I just copied and pasted it.
I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6!
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Kind of disturbing that anyone has to resort to Snopes to figure this out. I had it at "Gage".
Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.
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