Mr. Evil is on vacation until August. However, he prepared this special Fourth of July post in advance. This is the only new article that will be posted until he returns. Classic articles will appear for your reading enjoyment while he is on vacation.
The Declaration of Independence is dated July 4th, 1776.
Most people don’t know that John Adams insisted that fireworks be a part of our national celebration of independence even before the signing of the document. On the night of July 4, 1777, one year after the great document became a part of history, America’s first Independence Day Celebrations were held — and there were fireworks!
Fireworks are symbolic of many things. One of those being the cannons, rifles and rockets that helped America gain freedom from Great Britain.
Had England been successful in taking away our guns, there would be no fireworks to celebrate our Independence Day, and no Independence Day. That’s why the Second Amendment is included in the the Constitution of the United States as part of our Bill of Rights.
I hope those who would take away our Second Amendment rights think about that as they watch the rockets bursting in the sky tonight.
Happy Independence Day!
— Mr. Evil