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August 1775 · Live to Shoot - Defending our 2nd Amendment Rights

• 0:15
  Well, welcome to the Live to Shoot podcast.
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  My name is Jeff Dole and I've been a life firearm dealer for the last 18 years.
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  And this podcast talk about all things related to Second Amendment as well as a sports story.
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  Anything else going on the news or anything else I might find interesting.
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  So welcome, welcome, welcome.
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  Well, if you're just joining us I'm involved in a, in a new series that we, I started just last month and we're gonna continue it today.
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  If you're not aware, next July 4th will be the 250th birthday of this United States.
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  And so I decided to take back, take a look at, as we lead up to that, what was going on during the same time period 250 years ago today.
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  So today we're hitting the time machine and we're going back to August, 1775, another pivotal moment in the American Revolution, and it was hitting up as the columnist is, right to Bear Arms was proving its worth, we're talking about the time when ordinary folks with musket stood up to the might of an empire, and its story that hits right in the heart of why we defend our gun rights today.
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  So it's August, 1775 and the American colonies are.
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  Thick in rebellion.
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  The shots at Lexington and Concord were back in April and they woke up everybody and the battle Bunker Hill.
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  Bunker Hill was in June, showed the British that these colonists weren't messing around.
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  And in Philadelphia, the second continental con continental Congress, they're working overtime trying to hold the colonies together while staring down the barrel of war.
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  And up in Massachusetts, the British are hold up in Boston, surrounded by ragtag army of patriots who are ready to fight for their rights.
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  This, it's a time attention.
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  The columns are still hoping for peace, but they're not naive.
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  They've got their rifles ready and they're organizing like before August, 1775, when the groundwork for Liberty and the principle behind the second Amendment really start to solidify.
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  So let's break down what's happening.
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  First off continental Congress is still in session hammering out the details of the rebellion.
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  Earlier in July, they sent Olive branch petition, the King George third, begging for priests while keeping their powder dry.
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  Spoiler alert, the king wasn't buying it.
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  On August 23rd, 1775 King George III issues a proclamation declaring the colonies an open rebellion.
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  That's right, the gloves are off.
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  The king's calling the Colonist strangers.
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  The king's calling the colonist strangers.
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  And that's a game changer.
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  It's like the bridge crown just dared every farmer in blacksmith to pick up their musket and prove him wrong.
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  Meanwhile, George Washington's up in Cambridge, Massachusetts knee deep in turning a bunch of militia fighters into the continental army.
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  He took command back on July 3rd, and by August he's dealing with supply shortages, untrained troops, and the constant threat of British attack.
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  But here's one thing, those troops, they're not even professional soldiers.
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  They're everyday Americans, farmers, merchants, you name it, who.
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  Brought their own firearms to the fight.
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  Sound familiar?
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  That's the malicious spirit that the Second Amendment is built on.
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  And let's not forget the smaller moves that set the stage in August, the Con Congress is starting to think about a Navy to counter British sea power.
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  They're not quite there yet, but the wheels are turning.
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  Plus they're appointing folks like Benjamin Franklin as Postmaster General that happened late in last in July.
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  And to keep communications so, or to keep communications flowing between the Conies.
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  Every step they're taking is about building a nation.
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  And every columnist with a gun is part of that foundation.
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  Now let's get to the meat of it.
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  Why does August, 1770 five matter to us Second Amendment defenders?
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  Because.
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  This is when the idea of an armed populist proved it worth it's worth.
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  The continental army wasn't some government funded war machine.
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  It was built on the backs of militias without those armed citizens.
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  There's no sea jump Boston, no resistance to the red coats, no revolution.
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  George Washington knew it.
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  He said, A free people ought not only be armed, but disciplined.
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  That's not just a cool quote.
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  It's a battle plan.
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  And Patrick Henry, he laid up a plan.
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  The great object is that every man be armed.
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  In August, 1775, that just wasn't talk.
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  Every man, woman, and even kid in some cases was ready to defend their homes and their liberty.
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  The British wanted to disarm the colonies.
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  Remember those gun power raids from before Lexington?
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  But the colonists said, not today.
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  So fast forward to 2025 and we're still fighting those same battles.
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  Politicians and bureaucrats are keep trying to chip away at our God-given rights.
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  Just look at the headlines.
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  New Gun Control Pro Proposals, challenges to Conceal Carry, you name it.
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  But August, 1775 reminds us why we can't give an inch.
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  Those cols didn't have a standing army or a stockpile of cannons.
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  They had their own rifles, their own resolve, and a fire in their hearts.
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  That's what stopped the British I Bronca Hill, and that's what's stopping all the threat to our freedom today.
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  We've got court court cases going on that are challenging, restrictive state laws and groups like the NRA and GOA are fighting the good fight.
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  So as we look back at August, 1775, let's slu, let's salute those patriots.
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  They didn't know if they'd win or end up swinging from rush rope.
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  They picked up their muskets.
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  Anyway, king George Proclamation, August 23rd, drew the line in the sand and the columnist stepped over it.
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  Guns in hand.
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  That's the spirit.
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  We carry forward every though, every range day, every concealed carry permit, every time we stand up for the Second Amendment.
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  Now.
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  That's it for August, 1775.
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  Next month we will talk about September, 1775.
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  I appreciate you listening.
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  Y'all take care and have a great week.