Andrew Jackson survived the first known assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president on January 30, 1835, outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The assailant, Richard Lawrence, a British-born unemployed house painter, approached Jackson and fired two flintlock duelling pistols at close range, but both misfired due to faulty percussion caps, an event with odds estimated at 125,000 to 1.
In response, the 67-year-old Jackson charged Lawrence with his walking cane, beating him until bystanders subdued him. Lawrence was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to an insane asylum for the remainder of his life.
The attempt occurred during a period of rising civil unrest and social turbulence in the United States, marking a significant moment in the nation’s history of political violence.
They were 'cap locks' not 'flint locks'. Flint locks do not use percussion caps. I own and am proficient with a Hawkins .54 cal. flint lock replica muzzle loader. The rest of your statement is correct. Jackson beat that donkey's ass with his cane.
I've always had an issue with "not guilty by reason of insanity". If he did it he was guilty. So it should be "guilty by...". Then we can send them to the soon to be opened mental asylum.
Andrew Jackson survived the first known assassination attempt on a sitting U.S. president on January 30, 1835, outside the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The assailant, Richard Lawrence, a British-born unemployed house painter, approached Jackson and fired two flintlock duelling pistols at close range, but both misfired due to faulty percussion caps, an event with odds estimated at 125,000 to 1.
In response, the 67-year-old Jackson charged Lawrence with his walking cane, beating him until bystanders subdued him. Lawrence was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to an insane asylum for the remainder of his life.
The attempt occurred during a period of rising civil unrest and social turbulence in the United States, marking a significant moment in the nation’s history of political violence.
They were 'cap locks' not 'flint locks'. Flint locks do not use percussion caps. I own and am proficient with a Hawkins .54 cal. flint lock replica muzzle loader. The rest of your statement is correct. Jackson beat that donkey's ass with his cane.
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Wow, they had reasons of insanity back then, or rather, I guess I should say they had the Deep State back then, smh.
Yes, they did.
I've always had an issue with "not guilty by reason of insanity". If he did it he was guilty. So it should be "guilty by...". Then we can send them to the soon to be opened mental asylum.