Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn’t. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country, let men label you as they may
-Mark Twain
The Gadsden flag was designed in 1775 during the American Revolution war by American General Christopher Gadsden. The historic flag depicting a coiled rattlesnake ready to strike on a field of yellow with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” is considered to be one of the first flags of the United States.
The first known use of a snake as a symbol of the American colonies can be traced back to Benjamin Franklin when he published a satirical commentary in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1751. His article in the Pennsylvania Gazette suggested the colonists send rattlesnakes to England as a way of thanking the British for sending convicted felons to America. Three years later in 1754 Benjamin 
Franklin used the snake again in a less humorous manner. In the very first political cartoon published in an American newspaper Benjamin Franklin illustrated a snake cut into eight sections. The sections represented the individual colonies with the words “Join, or die” underneath.
The Gadsden flag with its many variations has been used throughout our history as a symbol of American patriotism, independence and freedom.
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.”
-Plato
Did You Know?
Did you know there were actually two Boston Tea Parties? The first and most famous took place in 1773 by the Sons of Liberty. The second came a year later in 1774 by common colonialists.
“It is every Americans’ right and obligation to read and interpret the Constitution for himself.”
-Thomas Jefferson
Did You Know?
Molon Labe or “come and take them” was reportedly the response King Leonidas gave the Persian army when they demanded they lay down their weapons during the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. Since then several variations of the defiant expression have been used throughout history.
American patriots used “come and take it” during the American Revolutionary War.
Defiant Texans used “come and take it” during the Texas Revolution.
Molon Labe is also the motto for the United States Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT).
The short but powerful phrase has become the most popular call of defiance with Second Amendment activists throughout our nation.
MOLON LABE!
The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.
-Ronald Reagan
Did You Know?
George Washington was the first American Intelligence Chief. He has received far less attention as America’s first Intelligence Chief than his numerous exploits as a military and political leader. Yet, without his skillful management of American intelligence activities, the course of the Revolutionary War could have been quite different.
“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
-Patrick Henry
Common Sense is a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge.
“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.”
-Robert G Ingersoll
These days the Federal Government and gun-control advocates are pushing “Common Sense Gun-Control”. We have issues with their understanding of the term. Many individuals may be extremely intelligent but lack the basic ability to comprehend the simplest concepts of reality.
So let’s explore some of the common sense proposals they have suggested in regards to gun-control.
If you are unable to comprehend these examples then you my friend lack common sense and therefore forfeit your right to suggest any and all common sense gun-control laws.