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29. "thumbing your nose at Santa Ana" - let's analyze this

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 09:43 AM

Aug 2013

Let's see: Misfits from their own country asked for permission from another country to live there and agreed to conform to that foreign culture and religion, then eventually felt entitled to take that piece of country by force.

And as for that flag (from the Wiki link: ) "Mexican authorities gave the settlers of Gonzales a small cannon to help protect them from frequent Comanche raids. Over the next four years, the political situation in Mexico deteriorated, and in 1835 several states revolted. As the unrest spread, Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea, the commander of all Mexican troops in Texas, felt it unwise to leave the residents of Gonzales a weapon and requested the return of the cannon.

When the initial request was refused, ..." the thumbing of the nose at Santa Ana ensued.

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Texas(!1) gun rights advocate gets arrested for rifle, "Open Carry" or provocation?! [View all] UTUSN Aug 2013 OP

May serve as test case on exception to "open carry":.. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #1

My opinion is that they are INCITING, provoking. They might have whatever right, but is it a life UTUSN Aug 2013 #2

I doubt they are inciting. The method of carry in Texas Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #11

I must admit I'm surprised... Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #8

Open-carry is traditionally frowned on in Southern states, Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #12

Good to know, thanks. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #27

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These are some of the non sensible gun owners and if they do have a CCW it should be revoked for Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #3

I spent a few hours last night looking at their YouTubes and they claim to be "NORMAL" to be UTUSN Aug 2013 #4

It might be their right but sensible it is not, I still question their mental stability. I guess it Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #5

I'm kicking this myself because I put a lot of work into this and it/I DESERVE it n/t UTUSN Aug 2013 #6

provocation arely staircase Aug 2013 #7

ty UTUSN Aug 2013 #9

it is a combination arely staircase Aug 2013 #10

They are taking a page out of the Westboro Church tactics. JimDandy Aug 2013 #31

It is Texas what does one expect? IncessantPerfidy Aug 2013 #13

If you're a representative of those "more civilized places".... Paladin Aug 2013 #19

Texas was founded by those who want to be separate from the rest nothing wrong with that IncessantPerfidy Aug 2013 #21

Thanks for shitting on the entire state of Texas. Paladin Aug 2013 #22

You are Welcome! IncessantPerfidy Aug 2013 #24

Thanks for the encouragement, fellow Democrat. Paladin Aug 2013 #30

Odd flag. It looks like a cannon barrel, minus the wheels. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #14

It's name is the Gonzalez flag... S_B_Jackson Aug 2013 #15

Interesting background. I did not know that. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #16

"thumbing your nose at Santa Ana" - let's analyze this UTUSN Aug 2013 #29

I wonder how many people here .... oldhippie Aug 2013 #28

Even fewer than the # aware that at the Alamo, the defenders flew the flag of the Republic of Mexico S_B_Jackson Aug 2013 #33

gun-goobers, do try and grow the fuck up. KG Aug 2013 #17

Something everyone should already know, totally unnecessary... ileus Aug 2013 #18

Tell that to the guys at the shooting range. (nt) Paladin Aug 2013 #20

Also goes for hunting...LOL ileus Aug 2013 #35

what the fuck is wrong with some people? rdking647 Aug 2013 #23

I hear those Westboro Baptist Church idiots support themselves via a similar scam. Brigid Aug 2013 #25

Made the same observation upthread. JimDandy Aug 2013 #32

Just more lightly-educated, callous, bigots with guns. Whataya expect. Hoyt Aug 2013 #26

"Come and Take Them"... Hayabusa Aug 2013 #34

So he was arrested for criminal trespass WolverineDG Aug 2013 #36

Criminal trespass, which may be the most effective route toward gun control mick063 Aug 2013 #37

However (since I'm now EDUCATED by these dweebs), crossing the threshold is the legal standard UTUSN Aug 2013 #38

Because there are more crazies out there WolverineDG Aug 2013 #39

I am against two tier prohibition mick063 Aug 2013 #40

So you'd be ok with letting criminals walk into court WolverineDG Aug 2013 #41

Wow. Twisted logic. mick063 Aug 2013 #42

I wonder what would happen... Orrex Aug 2013 #43

They (their leaders) want to be seen as "normal," well-spoken. Glimpses of the mask slipping UTUSN Aug 2013 #44