{"id":34277,"date":"2024-04-19T17:05:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=34277"},"modified":"2024-04-19T17:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:05:47","slug":"be-like-sam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=34277","title":{"rendered":"Be Like Sam!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1291,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Samuel_Whittemore&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1292,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.britannica.com\\\/event\\\/King-Georges-War&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260125113811\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.britannica.com\\\/event\\\/King-Georges-War&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 14:30:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 10:11:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 04:23:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 04:23:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1293,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.history.com\\\/topics\\\/native-american-history\\\/french-and-indian-war&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.history.com\\\/articles\\\/french-and-indian-war&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1294,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Grenadier&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1295,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/47th_(Lancashire)_Regiment_of_Foot&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251230084922\\\/https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/47th_(Lancashire)_Regiment_of_Foot&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 14:31:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 10:11:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 04:23:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 04:23:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1289,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.federalregister.gov\\\/documents\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/19\\\/2024-07838\\\/definition-of-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250516095956\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.federalregister.gov\\\/documents\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/19\\\/2024-07838\\\/definition-of-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15 14:29:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 10:11:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 16:14:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 17:09:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-28 17:09:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Today is the 249th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On that April day, 80 year old<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Whittemore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Samuel Whittemore<\/a><\/strong>, a veteran of both <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/King-Georges-War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King George&#8217;s War<\/a><\/strong> and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/native-american-history\/french-and-indian-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French and Indian War<\/a><\/strong>, heard a relief column of British <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grenadier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grenadiers <\/a><\/strong>from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/47th_(Lancashire)_Regiment_of_Foot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">47th Regiment of Foot<\/a><\/strong> moving to assist the retreat of the British regulars from Concord. He fetched up his musket, loaded his dueling pistols, strapped on his sword, and set off to ambush them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After killing three of the British soldiers, he was shot in the face, bayoneted multiple times, and left for dead. Being of a strong constitution, he recovered from his wounds and lived to the exceedingly ripe old age of 98.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.png 480w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have quite a few years to go before I hit the age of 80. It is my hope to have some of that strength and fortitude shown by Samuel Whittemore on that April day when I turn 80. It is certainly something we should all aspire to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an aside, I don&#8217;t know whether it was intentional or just mere happenstance but the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2024\/04\/19\/2024-07838\/definition-of-engaged-in-the-business-as-a-dealer-in-firearms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BATFE&#8217;s new rule defining what it means to be &#8220;Engaged in Business&#8221; as a dealer of firearms<\/a><\/strong> was posted in the Federal Register today. The rule become effective on May 20, 2024. Maybe it is just me but I feel as though we have failed Samuel Whittemore and his fellow patriots who fought the British attempts at gun control.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 249th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. 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