Colorado First Light Infantry The Colorado First Light Infantry was an anti-militia group in the U.S. that only consisted of three members. Although this homegrown terrorist group was small and short-lived‚ it served as a precursor to another larger organization that would be formed. The Colorado First Light Infantry was founded by Ronald David Cole after the events of the Waco siege in Texas in 1993. Cole was at the time a member of the Branch Davidians and ended up writing a pro-Branch Davidians
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution says‚ “A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed” (Agresti‚ 2009‚ para. 2). Based on a simple reading of this‚ it would seem that people do have the right to own and use firearms. So why are so many people trying to ban guns? Maybe it is because they do not understand what the Second Amendment actually means. Maybe it is because the media only reports
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Joey Calhoun T. Johnson Political Science 10 7 November 2013 Give Me Liberty…or Give Me Guns “A free people ought to be armed.” –George Washington Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness. These are just a few of our “certain unalienable rights” that we are entitled to‚ not only as Americans‚ but as human beings. When the Founding Fathers set out to create a new country‚ they were convinced that all men were created
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In Jill Lepore’s essay “Battleground America” Lepore argues that the issue of gun control in the United States has been a very long‚ messy and complicated subject dating back to the earliest days of colonial America. According to Lepore‚ throughout history there have been countless debates over what guns can be carried‚ how guns can be carried‚ and where guns can be carried. The essay begins with the emotional story of T.J. Lane and the Chardon High School shooting‚ following up with facts regarding
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Amendment is applied and enforced. The Second Amendment says‚ "A well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed." (Amendment 2). A central argument put forth by gun-control advocates is that since there is no longer a "militia"‚ that individuals should lose their rights to own a gun. They often assert that the term "militia" should now be defined as each state’s National Guard or Reserves. On the other
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Informative Speech on The Controversy Surrounding Pat Tillman’s Death Title: “The Facts Surrounding Pat Tillman’s Death” Exact Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ the audience will have obtained facts surrounding Pat Tillman’s. These facts will allow them to determine weather or not his death was the result of a freak accident or something bigger‚ and did the United States Government cover up his death. INTRODUCTION I. Who was Pat Tillman? II. Achievements and Accolades. III. Pat joins
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who call themselves patriots. Until the Oklahoma City bombing‚ Americans generally though of terrorism as a foreign problem that could not invade the walls of this nation. Many Americans had given little thought to what these patriots sought to do. Militia and patriot groups were considered to be fairly harmless groups who enjoyed stirring people up. The vast majority of Americans did not realize how serious or how dangerous these groups actually were. Very few people could understand why a fellow countryman
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in America. Near the beginning of the movie‚ the local militia went to a high British commander asking for the rights to be able to leave the fort if needed in order to protect their own. This request was granted after much hesitation. However‚ when they did attempt to leave the fort‚ they were told to stay where they were in order to help more at the fort‚ leaving their own homes vulnerable. Monroe‚ as I said above‚ made it clear to the militia that the purpose of the crown was greater
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The Devil Came on Horseback The Devil Came on Horseback is a documentary following Brian Steidle‚ a retired Captain of the United States Marine Corps who was sent to monitor a ceasefire in Sudan. Brian was sent over as an unarmed military observer or a patrol leader‚ which was quite the change for the retired Captain‚ as he was use to being in the action. Little did Brian know‚ within six months he found himself in the middle of a rising conflict in Darfur‚ spreading to the entire region. In
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History 122 – American History to 1877 Jason Dickson Historical Movie Review: The Patriot The movie‚ The Patriot‚ is the story of a South Carolina plantation owner‚ Benjamin Martin‚ who leads a local militia against British troops in the South during the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Martin‚ who is a widower with six children and a veteran of the French and Indian War‚ wants nothing to do with the war until a brutal British Colonel‚ William Tavington‚ kills one of his sons
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