The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was fired because of a gun grab!

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"Those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it". Most of Western Culture knows about the battles of Lexington and Concord. They were the opening battles of the U.S. Revelutionary War. What many people don't seem to know is what started those battles in the first place. In short, British Colonel Francis Smith and his men marched on Lexington and Concord (as well as the modern day Arlington) to seize the weapons. We are a nation because enough of the colonists were willing to stand up to tyrants who would disarm the people. Are we so cowardly that we would demand our government accomplish what the British failed to do back then? To surrender your right to defend yourself is to surrender your rights completely.