Wounded Knee and disarming citizens

Tuesday, 15 January 2013 15:00 Written by Bob Adelmann 2 Comments

Two caveats here: I don’t normally comment on articles written anonymously. I want to know who wrote it and what his or her agenda might be. Secondly I don’t normally link to websites that I’ve never heard of before. This time I’m breaking both rules because the article makes so much good sense.

The massacre at Wounded Knee occurred on December 29, 1890. That is a simple historically accurate fact. Much more about the incident is questioned. But there is one other historically accurate fact: the Indians were unarmed and unable to defend themselves. Here is what Anonymous wrote:

Wounded Knee was among the first federally backed gun confiscation attempts in United States history. It ended in the senseless murder of 297 people.

Without jumping to conclusions about the number 297 or the words “confiscation attempts,” Anonymous wisely goes in another direction. There is evil in our sinful and declining world.

Evil does exist in our world. It always has and always will. Throughout history evil people have committed evil acts. In the Bible one of the first stories is that of Cain killing Abel. We can not legislate “evil” into extinction. Good people will abide by the law, and the criminal element will always find a way around it.

No amount of legislation is going to fix this innate human characteristic. The veneer of civilization is very thin. Government’s attempts to rein it in by passing laws not only doesn’t work, it enhances the opportunity for that evil to exert itself.

Evil exists all around us, but looking back at the historical record of the past 200 years, across the globe, where is “evil” and “malevolence” most often found? In the hands of those with the power, the governments. [The] greatest human tragedies on record and the largest loss of innocent human life can be attributed to governments.

Whom do the governments always target? “Scapegoats” and “enemies” within their own borders….but only after they have been disarmed to the point where they no longer pose a threat.

Ask any Native American, and they will tell you it was inferior technology and lack of arms that contributed to their demise. Ask any Armenian why it was so easy for the Turks to exterminate millions of them, and they will answer “We were disarmed before it happened.” Ask any Jew what Hitler’s first step prior to the mass murders of the Holocaust was — confiscation of firearms from the people.

It is said that the only the light of history shining over our shoulders is able to light the path before us. Anonymous says the same thing:

Wounded Knee is the prime example of why the Second Amendment exists, and why we should vehemently resist any attempts to infringe on our Rights to Bear Arms. Without the Second Amendment we will be totally stripped of any ability to defend ourselves and our families.

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http://www.facebook.com/james.simon.332 James Simon

Your "fact" that the Indians at Wounded Knee were unarmed is not true; they were hiding their weapons in teepees and under blankets. The gunfight-turned-massacre ensued after the initial exchange of fire, with soldiers at the ready and the Indians scrambling to retrieve their rifles. There were close-quarters death fights with knives and fists. Brave Indians fought and died that day. They were armed warriors. Forgetting that important fact dishonors the memory of the fallen.
http://www.facebook.com/laura.dumond.33 Laura DuMond

Here is a chronological section that does confirm a few had rifles but not enough to make any kind of decent defense. This also points out that their guns were being confiscated so many of their weapons were already taken away. This is how it went down historically. December 29,1890: Colonel Forsyth attempted to disarm Chief Big Foot's band. The women and children were separated from the men. The soldiers were very abusive. Big Foot was sick with pneumonia and flying a white flag of truce next to his tent. The Indians were almost completely disarmed and completely surrounded by the soldiers. When the soldiers attempted to take the rifle of a deaf mute, it discharged and the soldiers opened up on the Indians. About three hundred of Big Foot's band were killed. About thirty soldiers also died, many in their own crossfire. Some women and children were found as far as two miles away, gunned down by soldiers. http://www.dickshovel.com/wkup.html They may as well have been totally unarmed. Many of the soldiers were shot by their own in crossfire. There can't have been that many guns in the hands of the Indians by the look of it. Approx 300 Indians died vs approx 30 soldiers. Bob's article is relevant. It was an outright massacre of disarmed Indians. As a granddaughter of a Native American I believe the dishonor is in the implication that this band had a fighting chance. Their chief was gravely ill and their guns were being confiscated when a gun accidentally discharges. I doubt there was a lot of time to grab what guns were left as the soldiers were unloading on these people. These were essentially unarmed warriors my friend. It is very sad. [Note: This data is taken from The Politics of Hallowed Ground: Wounded Knee and the Struggle for Indian Sovereignty, Appendix E, ISBN 0-252-06669-3]