California residents need to scare the authorities into doing their jobs. Bumper stickers with 3-7-77 might do the trick.
The numbers are connected to vigilantes in the Montana gold fields. The legend is that the vigilantes would write the numbers on a slip of paper, then slip it under an outlaw's door as a warning to leave town. One …
California residents need to scare the authorities into doing their jobs. Bumper stickers with 3-7-77 might do the trick.
The numbers are connected to vigilantes in the Montana gold fields. The legend is that the vigilantes would write the numbers on a slip of paper, then slip it under an outlaw's door as a warning to leave town. One interpretation is that they were promising a grave, 3 feet wide, 7 feet long and 77 inches deep.
In the fall of 1863, road agents killed over 100 people in the gold fields around Bannack and Virginia City, Montana. In January, 1864, vigilantes hanged 25 bandits, including the "law and order" sheriff of Bannack, Henry Plummer. It seems Plummer was the leader of the gang, whose watchword was the phrase, "I am innocent."
The bumper stickers would be a threat, linked to interesting history that would gain them notoriety.
The vigilantes were described as the good guys when I took Montana State history in 8th grade in Missoula. Your views may vary. However, something had to be done, and the law was obviously crooked in 1864, just as it is today.
This ain't a problem in Montana. Gun control there means you can hit what you're aiming at. A flash mob at Walmart would get shot at, and incur casualties.
California residents need to scare the authorities into doing their jobs. Bumper stickers with 3-7-77 might do the trick.
The numbers are connected to vigilantes in the Montana gold fields. The legend is that the vigilantes would write the numbers on a slip of paper, then slip it under an outlaw's door as a warning to leave town. One interpretation is that they were promising a grave, 3 feet wide, 7 feet long and 77 inches deep.
In the fall of 1863, road agents killed over 100 people in the gold fields around Bannack and Virginia City, Montana. In January, 1864, vigilantes hanged 25 bandits, including the "law and order" sheriff of Bannack, Henry Plummer. It seems Plummer was the leader of the gang, whose watchword was the phrase, "I am innocent."
The bumper stickers would be a threat, linked to interesting history that would gain them notoriety.
The vigilantes were described as the good guys when I took Montana State history in 8th grade in Missoula. Your views may vary. However, something had to be done, and the law was obviously crooked in 1864, just as it is today.
This ain't a problem in Montana. Gun control there means you can hit what you're aiming at. A flash mob at Walmart would get shot at, and incur casualties.