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years ago, when i was a LEO, i was "strongly encouraged" by the chief to attend a meeting of "the Sarah Brady gang".

when a man said that he believed that the Constitution of the USA protected the common man from harm by the government, one of the "officials" of the group said, "we just can't have those N#GGERS & spics carrying guns;they are ALL animals without sense".

when i spoke up against this OBVIOUS racism, i was told to "sit down & shut the (obscenity deleted) up! we don't want any input from (vulgarity deleted) like you".

so much for free speech & fair play.

free dixie,sw

An 1840 statute provided: That if any free Negro, mulatto, or free person of color, shall wear or carry about his or her person, or keep in his or her house, any shot gun, musket, rifle, pistol, sword, dagger or Bowie-knife, unless he or she shall have obtained a license therefore from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of his or her county, within one year preceding the wearing, keeping or carrying therefore, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be indicted therefore."

While I disagree with the inherent racism found in this law, it has to be said that at least the state of North Carolina ALLOWED free blacks to live in their state. Unlike the wonderful northern states of Illinois and Oregon to name a few. Of course those states wouldn't have gun laws affecting blacks because to them, blacks didn't even exist!!