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In reply to the discussion: A message to those who wish to ban or restrict guns: Give up. [View all]Trunk Monkey
(950 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 21, 2012, 04:54 PM - Edit history (1)
The Denver ABC affiliate poste a story about how easy access to gun caused this shooting and the overwhelming majority of respondants essentially said " Molon Labe"
and that's right here at ground zero
Edited to explain the term Molon Labe
The Ancient Greek phrase μολὼν λαβέ (molṑn labé; reconstructed Ancient Greek pronunciation [molɔːn labé]; Modern Greek pronunciation [moˈlon laˈve]) means "Come and take them". It is a classical expression of defiance reportedly spoken by King Leonidas I in response to the Persian army's demand that the Spartans surrender their weapons at the Battle of Thermopylae. It is an exemplary use of a laconic phrase.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe
In America, both the original Greek phrase and its English translation are often heard from pro-Second Amendment activists as a defense of the right to keep and bear arms. It began to appear on web sites in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[6] And when the government of New Orleans defied Federal court orders to return weapons that had been seized during Hurricane Katrina,[7] the phrase again gained popularity among supporters of the Second Amendment, as the phrase has connotation of a strong belief in the ideals of personal freedom and in the individual right to self-protection.[citation needed] In the Second Amendment or firearms freedom context, the phrase expresses the notion that the person uttering the phrase is a strong believer in these ideals and will not surrender their firearms to anyone, including governmental authority, without strong resistance.[8]
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