Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Biden Administration to block new requirements for gun sales. (Houston Chronicle)
Paxton's reference to "come and take it" runs deep in Texas state history.
The phrase "Come and Take It" dates back to King Leonidas I defying the Persian army to take his army's weapons with the phrase "Molon labe" at the Battle of Thermopylae, according to the Houston Chronicle.
However, on Oct, 2, 1835, that phrase became part of Texas pride and a symbol of resilience as a small group of rebellious colonists in what is now South Texas defied Mexican rule, named "The Battle of Gonzales." This also marked the first military fight of the Texas Revolution.
During the Battle of Gonzales, they cried out "Come and take it!" and it became a declaration of Texas' independence.
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President Biden / Texas AG Ken Paxton (Al Drago | Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The phrase, which is now widely used, has come to symbolize defiance against someone or something looking to deprive you of a right or privilege.
Fast-forward to 2024, Paxton is leading the charge for Texas, along with Kobach, in a multi-state coalition to defend the constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms.
The new ATF policy proposed by the Biden administration would require people who sell guns primarily for profit to register as licensed dealers, regardless of where the transactions take place, requiring them to do background checks.
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"Yet again, Joe Biden is weaponizing the federal bureaucracy to rip up the Constitution and destroy our citizens’ Second Amendment rights," Paxton said. "This is a dramatic escalation of his tyrannical abuse of authority. With today’s lawsuit, it is my great honor to defend our Constitutionally-protected freedoms from the out-of-control federal government."
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