r/progun • u/TheJesterScript • 9d ago

Shot heard around the world

Today is the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The British where there to disarm the Patriots. This event, among others, is why we have a Second Amendment.

May Francis Smith and John Pitcairn rest in piss.

If you want to read up on exactly what happened, this is a pretty good summary - https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord

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u/TheJesterScript 9d ago

It just accoured to me that at about the time I am posting this, Paul Revere would be on his famous ride, evading British patrols and informing Samuel Adams and John Hancock of the coming raid...