Do we still believe in “Come and take it”?

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On Oct. 2, 1835, the Texas Revolution began in Gonzales when local citizens refused to surrender their cannon to the Mexican government. “Come And Take It” they provocatively said, placing those words on a flag that flew over the city.

The Battle of Gonzales is a reminder that tyrants seek to disarm their future victims. It is also a reminder that a free people must never surrender – neither their liberty nor their weapons. Not then, not now, not ever.

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In 1831, a cannon was given to the people of Gonzales for defense against hostile tribes of native Americans. As the Mexican government became more heavy-handed, the Texians knew they would have to defend their liberty from their own government as surely as they were defending their lives from marauders. The Mexican government knew they would, too. In late September, the military commander in Texas sent 100 dragoons to retrieve the cannon – Mexico intended to disarm the people of Gonzales. The people of Gonzales simply weren’t going to let that happen, though. Early in the morning of October 2, 1835, fighting broke out in what has since been named the Battle of Gonzales. As the day progressed, the outnumbered Mexican troops eventually retreated... without the cannon.

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