MissileCop
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As the storm approaches regarding the firearms issue, may I suggest some worthwhile reading? I have not even gotten 1/3 of the way through the book, but found the stories to be worthy of reading.
It is a book by C. Brian Kelly, titled "Best Little Stories from the American Revolution".
This book contains many true stories about the famous (and not so famous) people who fought for our countries freedom. I won't give away the book, but here are some of the people covered:
Henry Knox, a bookstore owner by trade, took on the Herculean task of moving 60 tons of cannon, mortars, and howitzers from Ft. Ticonderoga, N.Y., across mountains and unbroken wilderness, to help defend against the British at Breed's Hill (the smaller hill in front of Bunker Hill). All was moved over 300 miles in less than 6 weeks!
The man on the white horse, whose aim was death, to the redcoats.
80 year old Samuel Whittemore, who fired at the Redcoats, then was hit by a musket ball in the head, beaten, bayoneted, and left for dead. He killed three redcoats, and miraculously survived to live another 18 years.
These are but some of the real, but mostly unsung heroes of the American Revolution. I bought the book at Borders for $14.95. So far, it's been worth every penny.
Another good, albeit expensive book, is "The Complete Bill of Rights, The Drafts, Debates, Sources, and Origins", by Neil Cogan. The one passage that struck me was the following;
John Randolph to St. George Tucker on 11 Sept. 1789, ...A majority of the Senate were for not allowing the militia arms & if two thirds had agreed it would have been an amendment to the Constitution. They are afraid that the Citizens will stop their full Career to Tyranny & Oppression." Veit, p. 293 (The more things change, the more they stay the same, no?)
Below are the books currently in my library. What other books would the fine folks from TFL suggest?
Unintended Consequences, by John Ross (No brainer choice on that one, A must read)
2nd Amendment Primer, by Les Adams
The Great American Gun Debate, by Don Kates Jr., and Gary Kleck
Send in the Waco Killers, by Vin Suprynowicz
More Guns, Less Crime, by John Lott, Jr.
Keep up the fight, and allow no one to imperil our freedoms, as individuals, as communities, as country!
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Times have changed, but the nature of man hasn't. That's why I always go to AA, "Alert and Armed".
[This message has been edited by MissileCop (edited March 16, 2000).]
It is a book by C. Brian Kelly, titled "Best Little Stories from the American Revolution".
This book contains many true stories about the famous (and not so famous) people who fought for our countries freedom. I won't give away the book, but here are some of the people covered:
Henry Knox, a bookstore owner by trade, took on the Herculean task of moving 60 tons of cannon, mortars, and howitzers from Ft. Ticonderoga, N.Y., across mountains and unbroken wilderness, to help defend against the British at Breed's Hill (the smaller hill in front of Bunker Hill). All was moved over 300 miles in less than 6 weeks!
The man on the white horse, whose aim was death, to the redcoats.
80 year old Samuel Whittemore, who fired at the Redcoats, then was hit by a musket ball in the head, beaten, bayoneted, and left for dead. He killed three redcoats, and miraculously survived to live another 18 years.
These are but some of the real, but mostly unsung heroes of the American Revolution. I bought the book at Borders for $14.95. So far, it's been worth every penny.
Another good, albeit expensive book, is "The Complete Bill of Rights, The Drafts, Debates, Sources, and Origins", by Neil Cogan. The one passage that struck me was the following;
John Randolph to St. George Tucker on 11 Sept. 1789, ...A majority of the Senate were for not allowing the militia arms & if two thirds had agreed it would have been an amendment to the Constitution. They are afraid that the Citizens will stop their full Career to Tyranny & Oppression." Veit, p. 293 (The more things change, the more they stay the same, no?)
Below are the books currently in my library. What other books would the fine folks from TFL suggest?
Unintended Consequences, by John Ross (No brainer choice on that one, A must read)
2nd Amendment Primer, by Les Adams
The Great American Gun Debate, by Don Kates Jr., and Gary Kleck
Send in the Waco Killers, by Vin Suprynowicz
More Guns, Less Crime, by John Lott, Jr.
Keep up the fight, and allow no one to imperil our freedoms, as individuals, as communities, as country!
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Times have changed, but the nature of man hasn't. That's why I always go to AA, "Alert and Armed".
[This message has been edited by MissileCop (edited March 16, 2000).]