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lapucelle

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33. The original story by Hartmann was published on Truthout

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 02:08 AM

Feb 2018

which is on PropOrNot's list of websites compromised by Russian propagandists.

http://www.propornot.com/p/the-list.html

For what it's worth, here's a rebuttal published on The Root to Hartmann's piece .

https://www.theroot.com/2nd-amendment-passed-to-protect-slavery-no-1790894965

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The Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery [View all] deminks Feb 2018 OP

Guns in America are still about hatred and racism. Hoyt Feb 2018 #1

Regardless quartz007 Feb 2018 #4

Most gun owners, particularly fanatics, are white wing racists. Hoyt Feb 2018 #6

Right, a handgun is better at quartz007 Feb 2018 #11

Why would anybody hide a weapon under a pillow? former9thward Feb 2018 #20

Not if one is sleeping quartz007 Feb 2018 #47

Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #13

Defending themselves against white wing racist gun-humpers. Hoyt Feb 2018 #15

You know that is not true - you have seen the FBI stats hack89 Feb 2018 #16

I know this is representative of more gunners than you care to admit. Hoyt Feb 2018 #42

+6000000 7wo7rees Feb 2018 #48

K&R brush Feb 2018 #2

So why did states like Vermont and Pennsylvania pass their own version of the same? X_Digger Feb 2018 #3

They wanted slaves. Retrotech Feb 2018 #24

In New England, it had much more to do with Native Americans jberryhill Feb 2018 #28

Individuals owning guns in 18th century America Yupster Feb 2018 #34

That is correct jberryhill Feb 2018 #35

So if America has always been a land Yupster Feb 2018 #39

Not much - bombings used to be more common jberryhill Feb 2018 #46

True, much of the land was still 'frontier' to European settlers and appalachiablue Feb 2018 #37

The very same Vermont Constitution outlawed slavery. nt. Mariana Feb 2018 #32

Vermont?!? PA?!? Go back to history class, you must've slept through it. X_Digger Feb 2018 #44

For just one, Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was born and held in slavery appalachiablue Feb 2018 #36

So why did the non-slave states have militias? Nt hack89 Feb 2018 #5

I can tell you why they have them now, they are white wing organizations that use guns to Hoyt Feb 2018 #9

Which is why most gun owners shun them. hack89 Feb 2018 #10

If you think any sane person loves a mass shooting... moriah Feb 2018 #25

It's an awful history for sure. When Reagan and James Brady were shot appalachiablue Feb 2018 #38

Maybe there were still some native Americans that had not been murdered ThoughtCriminal Feb 2018 #22

Check, or lawless 'troublemakers' of any background, whatever. appalachiablue Feb 2018 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author TryingNot2Freak Feb 2018 #41

NRA Plus AR-15's Continue to Enslave America Old Enough 2 Feb 2018 #7

Nonsense. Over in the old country, people were not allowed to hunt for food on the lord's (king's) Hestia Feb 2018 #8

Thats a new one. LexVegas Feb 2018 #14

This fucking country ellie Feb 2018 #12

That Nobel prize has got to be racist as well quartz007 Feb 2018 #17

Sounds great! ellie Feb 2018 #18

Ah who cares? This is 2018! Facts don't matter! Initech Feb 2018 #19

This writer at The Root disagrees. pnwmom Feb 2018 #21

Believe whatever makes you feel good. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #23

I can't believe anyone still takes Hartmann Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #26

I would strongly recommend Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #27

NRA showed what they are about with their Silence on Philando Castile JI7 Feb 2018 #29

I've suspected that was part of it. moondust Feb 2018 #30

The original story by Hartmann was published on Truthout lapucelle Feb 2018 #33

Fantasy doesn't help effect real change. SomethingNew Feb 2018 #40

Sure from Southerners point of view. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #43

Gunhumpers hate this. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #45