Lyric discussion by neonsunn 

Funny, I remember an interview with Morello where he states the inspiration of the song came from Ruby Ridge : cato.org/publications/commentary/remember-ruby-ridge

The Marshalls and FBI agents basically attacked a family, killed a boy and a mans wife, then washed their hands of it. The man and his son tried to fight them off, hence "Rally round the family, with a pocket full of shells" 11 days they held out.

Damn. That's the first I've heard about this and I've lived in the US my whole life (almost 30 years). Not surprised though, sadly it seems rather typical.

An error occured.