Burning Question: What's the significance of April 19?
It's the date of the Second Amendment March on Washington, and it's Patriots' Day. But it's also the anniversary of an infamous event.
On April 19, a group of defenders of gun rights is slated to hold a Second Amendment March in Washington, and in various states across the country. The idea, they say, "is to galvanize the courage and resolve of Americans; to petition our elected officials against establishing anti-gun legislation; and to remind America that the Second Amendment is necessary to maintain our right to self defense."
Why April 19? One reason is that it's Patriots' Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord that touched off the Revolutionary War.
But as a reader of Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish points out, the date also is significant for another, very different, reason. As many federal employees know, it's the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. And that has some folks on the left a little bent out of shape about the scheduling of the Second Amendment March.
"As a resident of Oklahoma, I find it atrocious that anyone would not consider the Oklahoma City bombing when scheduling the date," writes "majorinsight" on the Blue Oklahoma blog.
4/19: A Loaded Date
(The Daily Dish)
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