Bill we are here to talk about Mass Violence. How would that have been different in the 1850s . Randolph it would have been very different. In our past, mass kill wrgs quite common but it was a group activity. You didnt have the technology for an individual to kill as many people as an individual can kill today. When youre talking about violence done primarily with knives or swords or muzzleloading firearms, it takes quite a while to reload, even if youre a skilled person, it take 30 seconds to reload one of those things and by the time you pour in the powder, stamp down the wad, tamp down the shot, put on the percussion cap and get ready, the person youre trying to kill should be a half mile away. Its very difficult. So these were really mass murders where a lot of people got together to do these things. We have examples early in our history. Talk about the pequot war, they had surrendered, they were hiding out in a swamp, the remnants of them, 700 women, children and men. The others
When youre talking about violence done primarily with knives or swords or muzzleloading firearms, it takes quite a while to reload, even if youre a skilled person, it take 30s seconds to reload one of those things and by the time you pour in the powder, stamp down the wad, tamp down the shot, put on the percussion cap and get ready, the person youre trying to kill should be a half mile away. Its very difficult. So these were really mass murders where a lot of people got together to do these things. We have examples early in our history. Talk about the pequot war, they had surrendered, they were hiding out in a swamp, the remnants of them, 700 women, children and men. The others surrounded the swamp and burned it down and if people tried to escape they shot the people. It took a lot of people to kill 700 people back then. You take a look at things like the when the mormons, fearing inroads of gentiles into their territory and feeling the hostility of the gentile, remembering that there
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The speaker pro tempore the. Use will come to order the speaker pro tempore the he house will come to order. Members are asked to remove their conversations from the floor. The speaker pro tempore the house will come to order. Members are asked to remove their conversations from the floor. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlelady from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the house is not in order. The house will come to order. Members are asked to remove their conversations from the floor. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlelady from North Carolina is recognized for one minute. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. This is the first for me. This is the first for a lot of us. Because of a partisan refusal, even to talk with House Republicans about a plan to keep our government open and ensure fair treatment for all americans