The largest mass shooting in US history wasn’t Orlando; it involved a gun control raid by the government
The largest mass shooting in U.S. history occurred December 29,1890 when 297 Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota were murdered by federal agents & members of the 7th Cavalry who had come to confiscate their firearms “for their own safety and protection”.
The slaughter began after the majority of the Sioux had peacefully turned in their firearms. The Calvary began shooting shortly after, and managed to wipe out the entire camp. It is estimated that 200 of the 297 victims were women and children.
Wounded Knee was among the first federally backed gun confiscation attempts in United States history. It ended in the senseless murder of hundreds of Native Americans.
On June 14th, 2016 The Daily Caller reported:
Articles published by NPR and The Oregonian both include members of various Indian tribes complaining that, when the media labels Orlando the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, it’s obscuring the suffering of Indians who perished in battles with the U.S. military in the 1800s.
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.
You can learn more about the Wounded Knee Creek massacre here.
(H/T: The Daily Caller)
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