July 27, 2006
PAGING MICHAEL BELLISLES....:
400-year-old pistol found on site of first American colonists (RICHARD LUSCOMBE, 7/26/06, The Scotsman)
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a rare but perfectly preserved early 17th-century Scottish pistol at the historic former British colony known as the birthplace of the United States, making the firearm one of the oldest artefacts of European origin ever discovered in North America.The weapon probably belonged to one of the first settlers to arrive at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607, and was recovered from a well at the site with several other "hugely significant" artefacts.
And here we thought the gun culture originated in 1994. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 27, 2006 8:15 AM
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Likely thrown into the well by a Brady supporter of gun control.
Posted by: obc at July 27, 2006 9:18 AMLordy read the comments. For every reasonable person posting there's a moonbat expressing their "sadness" that a gun was found. And don't get me started on the nearly incoherent "earth mother" type posting toward the end.
Posted by: Robert Modean at July 27, 2006 3:04 PM