In 480 BC, the Persian king Xerxes demanded that the Spartans give up their weapons. King Leonidas responded with the phrase ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ (molon labe) which meant "Come and take them." This led to the Battle of Thermopylae, in which a small group of Greek warriors held off a far superior group of Persians for three days.

Similarly, in 1831, the Mexican army gave a small piece of field artillery to ...settlers in Gonzales, Texas, to help them fend off Indian attacks. At the onset of the Texas Revolution, the Mexican army asked for the cannon back. In response, the settlers raised a homemade flag with an image of the weapon and the words "Come and Take It" emblazoned across it.

The twin phrases "ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ/molon labe" and "Come and Take It" have become synonymous with the promotion of the Second Amendment and other fundamental liberties. They are antithetical to the idea of unilateral disarmament.

Today, snowflakes across the country walked out of class to protest "gun violence" and demand new confiscatory gun laws. The poorly informed young woman in the photo was part of today's Tide Pod Walkout. Note the slogan (and date) on her shirt, and the protest sign in her hands.

Seriously--this is the most ironic photo I've seen in a long time.

Kate Holmes As a teacher, you should know that these are everyday lessons. Walking out is a lesson in civic duty, to speak up as citizens in our democratic republic. Shame on you for victim blaming your students! They are scared for their lives, and you are blaming them for their abuse by the system.

Olivia Lewis This is victim blaming bullshit, please don’t try and encourage this !!

Mélanie *** While the sentiment is right, telling these kids that standing up for something is wrong strictly because they’re kids is wrong. Stop pushing the blame onto others for the acts of a few. It is NOT the victims and the survivors faults that one person made a decision to bring a weapon to school and harm others. These kids have been crying out for help, have asked for gun reforms so they feel safe in their schools and no adult in a position of power has heard them. So what else did you want them to do? Sit around and wait to be picked off? If you truly believe these kids need to sit down and shut up, YOU are part of the problem.

The Australian Border Force is giving owners of Riverman rifles 30 days to turn in their operator-assisted firearms as they look too much like banned weapons.

The “bungled buyback” could cost tax payers down under as much as $1 million Australian (about $790,000 US).

The two-page letter sent to Riverman owners officials state that the reclassification “has been made due to the firearm being substantially the same in appearance as a fully automatic firearm, specifically the Stoner CQB Mod 2 rifle.”

Leftists: You Drumpftards don't care about education, that's why Drumpf picked Besty DeVos.

Also Leftists: IF YOU KIDS DON'T WALK OUT OF SCHOOL TO PUSH GUN CONTROL TODAY THEN YOU'RE LITERALLY HITLER.