No Deal for Gun Control: How the American Revolutionaries Defied the Empire
June 12, 1775 –ย less than 2 months after Lexington and Concord and the โshot heard โround the world,โ General Gage made an offer he felt the American Revolutionaries just couldnโt refuse.ย Give up your guns and give up your friends – and the fighting can...
It Was Gun Control: What Started the War for Independence
The fighting at Lexington and Concord didn’t happen because the British army came to collect taxes. It was gun control. Of course, the government-run schools don’t teach this. What finally forced the patriots into a shooting war with the British Army at...
No Deal: When the British Offered Amnesty in Exchange for Gun Control
Two months after the battles of Lexington and Concord, the British offered amnesty to all who would lay down their arms. Unsurprisingly, the Patriots didnโt respond too kindly to the deal. While the โshot heard โround the worldโ is well-known for kicking off the War...