NPR Reporter Has No Idea What ‘Come And Take It’ Means

[livingston]

NPR Reporter Has No Idea What ‘Come And Take It’ Means
Sunday marked the 181st anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales, the first military engagement of the Texas Revolution, when Texian militiamen, responding to Mexican soldiers demanding the surrender of a small brass cannon, coined the now-famous battle cry, “Come and Take It!”

An NPR reporter decided to mark this anniversary with a story about how the phrase has been stolen by Second Amendment activists, “with no appreciation of its origins.” Some local residents of modern-day Gonzales, we’re told, “think it’s been cheapened—and they want it back.”


But neither the hapless NPR reporter nor the several anti-gun residents of Gonzales interviewed for the story know the actual origin of the phrase, or why its application to the ongoing national debate about gun control and the Second Amendment is entirely appropriate—and historically accurate.
NPR Reporter Has No Idea What ‘Come And Take It’ Means

 

[ArmedCorgi]

They probably just assumed it is in reference to entitlements like Obama phones, Etc.

 

[redtail]

The federal government appropriated about $445 million in fiscal year 2012 to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports both PBS and NPR.

We can only hope if Trump wins he will neuter this liberal cesspool mouthpiece.

 

[meketrefe]

Come and take it? I think that is what she is thinking...

 

[Catskillkid]

For what it's worth they're both wrong. The original "Come and Take It" was Molon Labe (Greek). When the Persians were marching across the straights of Thermopylae they shouted to the 3oo Spartans guarding the straits "Spartans! Lay down your arms!" To which the Spartans replied "Come and take them!" (Molon Labe). 300 Spartans held those gates against numbers 10x their size until treachery finally overtook them.

In many ways everything that is old is new again. The modern day Persians (Iranians) are once again on the march. However, I don't know where exactly our modern day 300 will come from.

 

[GOYABEAN]

Hahaha or government cheese

They probably just assumed it is in reference to entitlements like Obama phones, Etc.

 

[carpediem]

For what it's worth they're both wrong. The original "Come and Take It" was Molon Labe (Greek). When the Persians were marching across the straights of Thermopylae they shouted to the 3oo Spartans guarding the straits "Spartans! Lay down your arms!" To which the Spartans replied "Come and take them!" (Molon Labe). 300 Spartans held those gates against numbers 10x their size until treachery finally overtook them.

In many ways everything that is old is new again. The modern day Persians (Iranians) are once again on the march. However, I don't know where exactly our modern day 300 will come from.

Not from the ranks of the easily offended, safe space seeking millenials, that's for damn sure!

 

[Catskillkid]

Not from the ranks of the easily offended, safe space seeking millenials, that's for damn sure!

Hey, I'm a easily offended, safe space seeking millennial! Though I'm easily offended by the progressive left and my safe space is a bunker filled with copious amounts of guns and ammo.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

For what it's worth they're both wrong. The original "Come and Take It" was Molon Labe (Greek). When the Persians were marching across the straights of Thermopylae they shouted to the 3oo Spartans guarding the straits "Spartans! Lay down your arms!" To which the Spartans replied "Come and take them!" (Molon Labe). 300 Spartans held those gates against numbers 10x their size until treachery finally overtook them.

To be a little bit technical Molon Labe literally means "Come take".

 

[Catskillkid]

To be a little bit technical Molon Labe literally means "Come take".

Ok, now we're splitting hairs.

 

[Phazer]

Ok, now we're splitting hairs.

Now THAT'S good shooting!

 

[Phauxtoe]

#defundNPR

 

[Celt]

For what it's worth they're both wrong. The original "Come and Take It" was Molon Labe (Greek). When the Persians were marching across the straights of Thermopylae they shouted to the 3oo Spartans guarding the straits "Spartans! Lay down your arms!" To which the Spartans replied "Come and take them!" (Molon Labe). 300 Spartans held those gates against numbers 10x their size until treachery finally overtook them.

In many ways everything that is old is new again. The modern day Persians (Iranians) are once again on the march. However, I don't know where exactly our modern day 300 will come from.

 

[NirvanaFan]

To be a little bit technical Molon Labe literally means "Come take".

I always thought it literally translated to, "Having come, take." The 'them' (arms) is understood by context.

Not that it really matters.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

"Scholar's maintain the translation was lost years ago."

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

I always thought it literally translated to, "Having come, take." The 'them' (arms) is understood by context.

Not that it really matters.

"Scholar's maintain the translation was lost years ago."

Well... that's what Brian Williams told me.

 

[Cleck]

Well... that's what Brian Williams told me.

I read that he was there when the phrase was uttered both times.