• halferect@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Armed minorities are why we have any gun control, the second the black Panthers started walking around we suddenly started caring about gun control.

    • PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      A talking point pushed by right-wing, pro-gun reactionaries who just want to manipulate people into feeling racist.

      The open carry laws they used while policing the police stated that it was legal to carry a loaded rifle or shotgun as long as it was publicly displayed and not pointed at anyone.

      The pro-gun community pushes gun laws that are far more permissive and far more likely to result in an overweight Fox News viewer losing control of his emotions and executing a cashier.

      Especially if that cashier is black.