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Whatever the NRA and the Republican Party represented then, their coordinated efforts in the current political arena have hardly served the advancement of black American well being. And the type of white racist violence that poses the greatest threat to black lives today is hardly addressed by the 2nd Amendment. Would the fortunes of Trayvon Martin or Jordan Davis have been better served by more liberal gun laws? If anything, their deaths were facilitated by a gun obsessed, shoot first culture.
Not to mention the fear of all firearms needed to defend hearth and home being taken away is a red herring. For one, guns in the home are almost never used for self-defense, and in fact, a gun in the home increases the chances that one will be shot by an assailant. Also, feckless politicians are barely getting around to proposing laws that would limit the accessibility of assault rifle and high magazine capacity firearms; even if these laws are passed there would still be plenty weaponry available for self-defense.
For better or worse, that Winchester rifle isn’t going anywhere soon.
Originally posted by doclec
The title of the video states that the NRA was created to protect freed slaves which in my opinion was just a fortunate by-product of the organizations foundation.
Originally posted by RalagaNarHallas
were their not African American members of the union army who did in fact benfit from this training and then go on to form their own militias to defend them selves? by that logic the ops video is spot on as they were training some African Americans how to shoot better(as union troops)?
Originally posted by polarwarrior
Originally posted by doclec
The title of the video states that the NRA was created to protect freed slaves which in my opinion was just a fortunate by-product of the organizations foundation.
I agree.
Originally posted by RalagaNarHallas
were their not African American members of the union army who did in fact benfit from this training and then go on to form their own militias to defend them selves? by that logic the ops video is spot on as they were training some African Americans how to shoot better(as union troops)?
The title says it was "created to protect free slaves". What your describing is a by-product of its creation, not the reason to create it in the first place.
This has already been said by doclec, but it just didn't seem to get through so it bears repeating.
edit on 18/3/13 by polarwarrior because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Duderood
Something that may or may not have been a contributing factor to the creation of the NRA is NOT the point? It's what has happened to your society as a result of it being so prolific that's the problem.
People aren't arguing against the reasons it was created, they're horrified by what it has caused.
This is just propaganda.