Up until the siege on the Alamo began, the vast majority of the population in Texas (Anglo, Mexican, and others continued to desire and fight for their rights as Mexican Citizens that had pledged loyalty to the Mexican Constitution of 1824. When General Santa Anna entered Texas in 1836 with his armies of 6000, his sole goal was to exterminate everyone and start over. The Texas Declaration of Independence was enacted at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836. The Battle of San Jacinto was fought on April 21, 1836, near the present city of Houston. Santa Anna's entire force of 1,600 men was killed or captured by Gen. Sam Houston's army of 800 Texans; only nine Texans died. This decisive battle resulted in Texas' independence from Mexico. Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, was president of the Republic of Texas for two separate terms, 1836–1838 and 1841–1844. He also was governor of the USA state of Texas from 1859 to 1861. José Antonio Navarro, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and one of the framers of the Constitution of the Republic, was a Texas native, born in San Antonio in 1795. He also served in the Republic of Texas Congress and the Constitutional Convention in 1845. Navarro County was named in his honor. The first Congress of the Republic of Texas convened October 1836 at Columbia (now West Columbia). Stephen F. Austin, known as the "Father of Texas," died December 27, 1836, after spending one year of solitary confinement in a Mexican prison without ever being charged or have a trial, was able to serving two months as secretary of state for the new republic.  Austin was hired by the Mexican government to populate Texas.  Their intent was to create a buffer between the Indians and Mexico.  They believed this would reduce the number of Indian raids into Mexico -- It did not. The Mexicans army under command of President Santa Anna's entry into the Mexican territory of Texas was to remove this threat by the Indians and since the population of Texas was not preventing the Indian raids into Mexico then the Mexican army was going to complete clean out Texas of all and start over.  Amazing that they did not engage any Indians.

USA Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. "Liberty and freedom and democracy are so very precious that you do not fight to win them once and then stop. You do not do that. Liberty and freedom and democracy are prizes that are awarded only to those people who fight to win them and then keep on fighting eternally to hold them." - Sergeant Alvin York If someone believes that the citizens should not bear arms for personal protection then the other reasons that a responsible society would bear arms is also risk. The right to bear arms insures the freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion. If 11:30pm on a weeknight, someone is trying to kick your door in, and you call 911. How long to you think it will take the police to arrive. Will it be less than the time the intruder breaks the door in. What about a window. Would your door hold up longer than you grabbing your gun or the police showing up. Most doors would not hold up more than a minute. The police will be glad to take a report from a surviving and unharmed home owner. Honor those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Gold Star Mothers organization If we can not help Iraq and Afghanistan become a free nation then we can not keep the USA a free nation.