The slave codes, they were written to oppress and enforce the enslavement of black people. The second amendment was written to liberate all people. The second amendment does not discrimiate between blacks and whites, people do that.
I'm a lifetime NRA member. What happened in Minnesota was unacceptable. What is happening in Dallas is also unacceptable. I think the vast majority of NRA members are appalled by racism and the shooting of Americans who are lawfully exercising their right to keep and bear arms, regardless of their color.
The second ammendment doesn't discriminate and neither does the NRA but the situation in Dallas has made it difficult to issue an official statement to that effect.
The slaves had right to kill their “owners”. Some did and some did/could not. Today, however, there are no more slaves in the US, except for those south/east Asian maids hired by rich middle eastern royalty.
A big argument is-IF THE SLAVES HAD GUNS, THEY WOULDN’T BE SLAVES” If the government takes away guns, guess what we are?
RE “...To put it bluntly: it shows that the Second Amendment has never really been meant for black people. ...”
What a f***ing moron, to make a statement like that.
Complete, Proof-that-Idiots-shouldn’t-breed grade-A Moron.
Love how they say, the woman who picked up the phone said...
Who did they talk to? What is her job?
What the SCOTUS thought about gun control in the pre Civil War era.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0060_0393_ZO.html
It would give to persons of the negro race, who were recognised as citizens in any one State of the Union, the right to enter every other State whenever they pleased, singly or in companies, without pass or passport,
and without obstruction, to sojourn there as long as they pleased, to go where they pleased at every hour of the day or night without molestation, unless they committed some violation of law for which a white man would be punished;
and it would give them the full liberty of speech in public and in private upon all subjects upon which its own citizens might speak; to hold public meetings upon political affairs,
and to KEEP AND CARRY ARMS wherever they went.
Frankly, people need to remember that the woman’s account of the event isn’t necessarily what happened.
That’s an Outstanding post, sensible, very level headed, and written well.
This is the work of Black Lives Matter, communist/democrat party, and the Obama Administration.
The killing of the black man that was legally carrying a gun, was unconscionable. Cop needed more training - now he will be tried for murder.
Does not justify Black Live Matter racist terror snipers killing innocent police officers. Black Lives Matter is a domestic terror organization.
Well said. The NRA supports the right of all races to keep and bear arms.
Article is crap
That's absolutely false.
The Second Amendment was made for all Free Individuals to recognize and enshrine their Right to Keep and Bear Arms, individually or collectively, for self self-defense, both individual and collective.
All else is un-American totalitarian foolishness...
In Early America, long before the Civil War, there were black landowners who most likely had firearms. Some were given land in return for years of good service. For those who didn’t own land in Europe in those days, slavery was the only employment. Some of the Early American settlers tried to follow ancient moral rules regarding slavery, and most indentured servants were white.
People need to do some research on the NRA and their support for the “Deacons for Defense” in the 60’s.
Don’t be an idiot like Obama and come to conclusions before the facts are out. You really expect the NRA to make a statement based on a partial video of an incident? Now is the time to keep a cool head.
Daniel Rivero is a producer/reporter for Fusion who focuses on police and justice issues. He also skateboards, does a bunch of arts related things on his off time, and likes Cuban coffee.<\i>
Freaking poofer.
Jeff Farnsworth
according to the US Department of Justice (“Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980–2008“), blacks accounted for 52.5 percent of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008, with whites 45.3 percent and “other” 2.2 percent.
These figures infamously added all Hispanic crimes into the “white” category, and once this distortion is stripped out, it is estimated that around 90 percent of all violent crimes in America are committed by nonwhites.
Like you, when I heard he was a CCW permit holder I grieved, a brother had been killed by police. I did not care what color he was. A man, woman, and child in a car are a family, as far as I am concerned. We may discover more soon but why did he not cease moving when ordered to do so? After Dallas we may never know. Overwhelmed by events.
What a complete bunch B.S.
The problem is that President Obama jumps into events before there is any investigation and starts claiming racism.
The NRA has never done what the writer claims. They have always called for calm and an investigation before a rush to judgement.
They have supported the rights of black people.
Complete B.S.
They have often been criticised for waiting for investigations instead of jumping in as President Obama does.
Complete projection on the part of the writer.