Oct 27, 2014 3:00 PM GMT
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/opinion/sunday/do-black-people-have-equal-gun-rights.html?_r=0
"CONVENTIONAL wisdom holds that firearms are the preserve of conservative white men. You would never know this at my local shooting range, which happens to be in a majority African-American area, and has a clientele that reflects that fact. There, as a white man, I’m often in the minority; just one more guy who likes to fire weapons — another person to chat to and share stories with. It is, I’d venture, how things should be."
The article goes into some historical perspective about blacks and guns -- the Dred Scott decision, and the creation of "black" laws by the states regarding gun ownership.
It might be interesting to speculate on the parallels between this and 'gays with guns.'
The article is written by Charles Cooke of the National Review, a prominent conservative journal.
"CONVENTIONAL wisdom holds that firearms are the preserve of conservative white men. You would never know this at my local shooting range, which happens to be in a majority African-American area, and has a clientele that reflects that fact. There, as a white man, I’m often in the minority; just one more guy who likes to fire weapons — another person to chat to and share stories with. It is, I’d venture, how things should be."
The article goes into some historical perspective about blacks and guns -- the Dred Scott decision, and the creation of "black" laws by the states regarding gun ownership.
It might be interesting to speculate on the parallels between this and 'gays with guns.'
The article is written by Charles Cooke of the National Review, a prominent conservative journal.
