That's true. In any case, the use of arms to combat slavery, resist fugitive slave laws, support the Civil Rights movements, is a good story for the RKBA which is underplayed nowadays. It should be the cover story of the American Rifleman. Given the resurgence of racism - The RKBA defends the Minority Communities.
Bets on that occurring?
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If I had the photoshop skills I would mock up an American Rifleman cover with a still from the movie with Harriet dual wielding a pair of pistols, just so I could watch the steam come out of everyone's ears.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
I don't know why there would be steam coming out of anyone's ears, it would be a worthy cover...and as far as the resurgence of racism is concerned, racism has been alive and well throughout my life.
While I'm no fan of the current president's inability to unequivocally denounce racial and ethnic hatred without having to weasel word his presentation, I will have to say that Obama and his "justice" department did a fine job of setting things back quite a ways in that arena, imho.
Last edited by blues; 07-26-2019 at 01:00 PM.
There's nothing civil about this war.
All that blatantly ignores the fact that when LBJ pushed through the Civil Rights Acts in 1964 and 1965, the segregationist Democrats in the South switched parties. Nixon's Southern Strategy was all about encouraging that switch. (Strom Thurmond switched to the GOP.)
But hey, if you want to pretend that the GOP is still the party of Lincoln, then carry on.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Racism has been alive and well for many years. While debatable, we seem to have a had period where over displays of such were frowned upon. Is that fading and such expressions becoming more acceptable?
My comment is not related to Obama in any sense. I have repeatedly argued that the sales points for the 2nd Amend. are primarily self-defense and defense against tyranny. The latter is the most important in defending the higher capacity weapons. What evidence do we have that such are needed? Where have private arms defended against tyranny in the USA?
The clearest example of state tyranny was slavery and the legalized discrimination the Jim Crow laws. The clearest example of arms being used was their involvement in the resistance to such as demonstrated in quite a few scholarly publications.
The history of the USA and other countries show that racial and ethnic hatred can surface quickly and horribly, esp. if politicians play to that. Is Trump doing that - I'll let that be as I view my analysis as more theoretical for the rationale of the 2nd Amend.
Thus, when I get magazines whose cover trumpets - Stop the Socialist Wave, ads that a phone company subscription will stop the radical liberals, I cringe. The NRA (esp. media disaster) has not really been inclusive (as some of our members have commented upon based on their interactions). The defense against tyranny was not a big point as it is against marketing demographics for short term financial success as we have been told. When the editorials say their first priority is re-electing Trump - NO - the first priority is the 2nd Amend.
So let's see that cover. I'll write the article for a coupon to Men's Warehouse.
PS - Stephanie is so right one. The party of Lincoln ploy clearly avoid the great shaking out of parties to different values due to the GOP adopting a Southern strategy. It is intellectually dishonest to use that ploy.
PPS - another ad for the MSR :https://abcnews.go.com/US/ole-miss-s...ull_card_image
So would the story read better if instead of saying vandals used semi-auto assault rifle to vandals used modern sporting rifle? Another of my pet peeves.
Last edited by Glenn E. Meyer; 07-26-2019 at 01:32 PM.
Two handfuls of FREEDOM!
I never said the Republicans were perfect, far from it.. As far as LBJ goes, go read up on how he got elected senator, and I might point out despite what LBJ may have done with civil rights, it dosen't make up for what the Democratic party did prior to that.. Nothing can.At one time they were the party of the KKK, that's a fact. That alone should be enough for any black person to stay away from them.. LBJ IMO, ranks right up there with Nixon as worst presidents..
Last edited by ralph; 07-26-2019 at 03:54 PM.
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I think it's neat that they made a movie about Harriet Tubman. I think I'll go see it.
No thinking person is going to choose a party based on what happened before most Americans were born. Don't be absurd.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
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