Gun Rights Advocates to March on 15th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Supporters of the Second Amendment and the right to own guns are planning a national march on Washington, DC, scheduled for April 19. The date was chosen because it is the 235th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord. However, April 19 also marks the anniversary of two other violent incidents: the end of the Waco, Texas, siege of the Branch Davidian compound and the Oklahoma City bombing.
On April 19, 1993, after a 51-day siege, 76 members of the Branch Davidians died in a fire following FBI attempts to flush them out with tear gas.
Fifteen years ago, on April 19, 1995, anti-government terrorist Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City using a fertilizer-based truck bomb. The attack killed 168 (including 19 children) and wounded nearly 700 others. It was the worst terrorist attack on American soil until September 11, 2001. A remembrance ceremony will be held at the Oklahoma City National memorial on the morning of April 19.
Organizers of the Second Amendment March are encouraging attendees to abide by a list of rules and code of conduct. The first rule states: “NO UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.” Rule No. 2 reiterates this point by declaring, “If you do not intend to comply with item #1, do not attend.”
-David Wallechinsky
Oklahoma City Bombing (Wikipedia)
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