72 seems awfully high. On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > ----- > > > > > > > > *BOSTON * > > *National guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned > assault weapons were ambushed on April 19th by elements of a para-military > extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources estimate that 72 > were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were > compelled to withdraw. > > Speaking after the clash, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that > the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to > the radical right-wing tax protest movement. Gage blamed the extremists for > recent incidents of vandalism directed against internal revenue offices. > The governor, who described the group's organizers as "criminals," issued > an executive order authorizing the summary arrest of any individual who has > interfered with the government's efforts to secure law and order. The > military raid on the extremist arsenal followed wide-spread refusal by the > local citizenry to turn over recently outlawed assault weapons. > > Gage issued a ban on military-style assault weapons and ammunition earlier > in the week. This decision followed a meeting in early this month between > government and military leaders at which the governor authorized the > forcible confiscation of illegal arms. > > One government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, pointed out > that "none of these people would have been killed had the extremists obeyed > the law and turned over their weapons voluntarily." Government troops > initially succeeded in confiscating a large supply of outlawed weapons and > ammunition. However, troops attempting to seize arms and ammunition in > Lexington met with resistance from heavily-armed extremists who had been > tipped off regarding the government's plans. During a tense standoff in > Lexington 's town park, National Guard Colonel Francis Smith, commander of > the government operation, ordered the armed group to surrender and return > to their homes. The impasse was broken by a single shot, which was > reportedly fired by one of the right-wing extremists. Eight civilians were > killed in the ensuing exchange.* > ** > *Ironically, the local citizenry blamed government forces rather than > the extremists for the civilian deaths. Before order could be restored, > armed citizens from surrounding areas had descended upon the guard units. > Colonel Smith, finding his forces overmatched by the armed mob, ordered a > retreat. * > ** > *Governor Gage has called upon citizens to support the state/national > joint task force in its effort to restore law and order. The governor also > demanded the surrender of those responsible for planning and leading the > attack against the government troops. 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