THE
LARGEST MASS SHOOTING IN US HISTORY happened December 29, 1890, when 297 Sioux
Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South
Dakota were murdered by federal agents & 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. The Calvary began shooting, and managed to wipe out the entire camp.
200 of the 297 victims were women and children.
Wounded
Knee was among the first federally backed gun confiscation attempts in United
States history. It ended in the senseless murder of 297
people.
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 Second Amendment was written by people who fled
oppressive and tyrannical regimes in Europe, and it refers to the right of
American citizens to be armed for defensive purposes, should such tyranny arise
in the United States.
Wounded
Knee is the prime example of why the Second Amendment exists, and why we should
vehemently resist any attempts to infringe on our Rights to Bear Arms. Without
the Second Amendment, we will be totally stripped of any ability to defend
ourselves and our families.
