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Blacks, conservative movement have a long, rich history together
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... "The [NRA] ... swept through the south in its early incarnation, registering black members, teaching them the ins and outs of gun use and safety, pointing to firearms as a means of protecting their newly won rights after the Civil War. ..."
"And it was gun rights advocates and second amendment enthusiasts who stood shoulder to shoulder, at least the most honest and pure ones, with Black Panther groups and other black militant organizations throughout the 1960s against more establishment leaders and stalwarts such as Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson as they led the charge to pass gun registration laws on the state and national levels. ..."
"But far too often modern gun advocates are MIA when it comes to the black community." ... |
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mickey
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"But far too often modern gun advocates are MIA when it comes to the black community."
Logic, DailyProgress style:
1. Gunowners are racists. Why? Because we say so.
2. Gunowners don't care about blacks. Why? Because we just proved they're racists by assuming they're racists. |
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