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African Americans and the 2nd Amendment: The Need for Black Armed Self-Defense
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Mark A. Taff
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Even today, African Americans struggle to maintain equal protection under the second amendment. A recent example is the death of Emantic Bradford Jr. Bradford was an army recruit with a concealed carry permit. While shopping in a Georgia mall, shots rang out. Bradford pulled out his weapon and directed shoppers to safety. As police entered the scene, they shot Bradford in the back three times. They told the media that Bradford was the shooter, and praised the killer as the real hero of the situation. |
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Stripeseven
(2/21/2019)
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Shot him in the Back.....3 times..... |
Comment by:
MarkHamTownsend
(2/21/2019)
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This article is dated.
Bradford was not shot because he was black, he was shot because he had a gun out and was running toward the victims. The police feared he was the shooter. That was wrong but they had seconds to shoot, and their fear for loss of life was reasonable. |
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