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Thank you. Her stance on guns

HSG — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 23:53:38 +0000

In reply to Thank you for posting this,

Thank you. Her stance on guns was a part of who she was - a fighter.

Paula J. Giddings wrote the

rmrd0000 — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:15:40 +0000

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Paula J. Giddings wrote the definitive biography of Ida B. Wells, “Ida A Sword Among Lions” detailing her journalism in the fight against lynching. Wells won’t be forgotten.

https://www.amazon.com/Ida-Sword-Campaign-Against-Lynching-ebook/dp/B001TKD4XU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520532518&sr=8-1&keywords=Ida+b+Wells

Thank you for posting this,

barefooted — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 17:59:02 +0000

In reply to Ida B. Wells - Hero. Badass. Modernist.

Thank you for posting this, Hal. She was a badass in a time that was formidable at best, and she accomplished through sheer determination so much more than many of us do today. I hope we don't lose the entirety of what she did in her lifetime by focusing only on guns ...

The predictable response to

rmrd0000 — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:43:08 +0000

In reply to While it's true that fewer

The predictable response to the Trump election is increased gun ownership among blacks.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/age-trump-producing-more-black-gun-owners-n758211

While it's true that fewer

HSG — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:32:38 +0000

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It's true that fewer blacks own guns than whites, 24% of blacks own guns compared to 36% of whites. Regardless, the vast majority of Americans favor more sensible gun laws, i.e., a ban on assault weapons and mandatory background checks for every ownership transfer. The NRA is able to stop them only because it bribes and threatens lawmakers with the money it collects from gun manufacturers. If more blacks purchased guns, the NRA would have even more money with which to bribe and threaten politicians.

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PeraclesPlease — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:05:23 +0000

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Yes, Open Carry works for a

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:00:13 +0000

In reply to When the Black Panther Party

Yes, Open Carry works for a white man. Try it as a black man (or Hispanic/Filipino) and you end up on the pavement, if lucky not dead.

When the Black Panther Party

rmrd0000 — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:38:19 +0000

In reply to I disagree RMRD. The NRA

When the Black Panther Party used open carry, Ronald Reagan signed a gun control bill

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/09/the-secret-history-of-guns/308608/

The NRA outreach is a scam. They were missing in action when Philando Castile was murdered.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/18/some-gun-owners-are-disturbed-by-the-philando-castile-verdict-the-nra-is-silent/?utm_term=.722f1904a63d

Armed black men would lead to calls for gun control

I disagree RMRD. The NRA

HSG — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:20:40 +0000

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I disagree RMRD. The NRA quotes Wells approvingly here and began a minority outreach program in 2013 which it apparently continued at least through last year. Moreover, what better way to sell more guns to whites than to frighten them with statistics about rising black gun ownership. Race wars are profitable for the gun makers who fund the NRA.

Wells was a strong believer

rmrd0000 — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:03:11 +0000

In reply to Ida B. Wells - Hero. Badass. Modernist.

Wells was a strong believer in blacks defending themselves. She suggested a Winchester rifle in every black home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/01/29/negroes-and-the-gun-a-winchester-in-every-black-home/?utm_term=.6fcc70d61dbc

Somehow, I don’t think that the current NRA would approve