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75. Gotta wonder if they included white cops in their study...

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White men stockpile guns because they're scared of black people and feel inadequate, science says [View all] ffr Mar 2018 OP

Totally.... cilla4progress Mar 2018 #1

And it probably plays in well with the Christian Persecution Complex. TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #36

and that thing that only THEY will be "saved" because they fierywoman Mar 2018 #44

Maybe they should make them with pink barrels and available in regular or circumcised versions. lagomorph777 Mar 2018 #39

Kind of explains all the cop shootings of unarmed black men. Fear and panic takes over and the... brush Mar 2018 #62

mainline conservatism has a yellow streak running right through the middle of it. Thomas Hurt Mar 2018 #2

+1 There must be a link between afraid and conservatives. ffr Mar 2018 #6

There is d_r Mar 2018 #13

My theory is that the farther away you are from when your ancestors came to America - the more Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #9

I think I'm pretty tolerant d_r Mar 2018 #14

What does your theory say about folks whose ancestors came to America 10,000+ years ago? n/t sl8 Mar 2018 #19

Plenty of racists want to deport Native Americans IronLionZion Mar 2018 #66

3 of my 4 grandparents came from Revolutionary War vets. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #46

a variant of that may be true DBoon Mar 2018 #52

Interesting. There's got to be some reason...here in Texas I see people Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #3

It supports the insecurity argument. ooky Mar 2018 #21

Ha...were you there? It actually happened - at a party at their house - they gave a Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2018 #33

It happens everywhere there are gun idiots. ooky Mar 2018 #41

Yup. hueymahl Mar 2018 #4

Science aside, this is plainly evident to anyone who is paying attention flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #5

Very good short read. The detachment from religion makes sense underpants Mar 2018 #7

That's what I have been saying for years. Even got me booted from Gungeon. Hoyt Mar 2018 #8

It says a lot about gun control when a moron like Ted Nugent kicks their asses on a regular basis hack89 Mar 2018 #17

Gunners could use a little introspection too, less hatred, and less love for Ted Nugent and NRA. Hoyt Mar 2018 #20

I have plenty of contempt for Ted Nugent hack89 Mar 2018 #24

He's helping to protect your guns. Hoyt Mar 2018 #27

No. Democratic leadership protects my guns. hack89 Mar 2018 #28

Yes, it says that there are a lot of insecure racist white men in this country. DanTex Mar 2018 #47

Are you conceding that the gun control side is at a significant disadvantage because of that? hack89 Mar 2018 #49

Of course. Same as with a lot of issues. It's not like guns are the only area where DanTex Mar 2018 #50

I think it is dangerous to strongly link race with gun violence hack89 Mar 2018 #51

LOL. You know the difference between "race" and "racism", right? DanTex Mar 2018 #67

Sorry. Thought the concern was gun violence not gun ownership. hack89 Mar 2018 #71

Gun violence, which is caused by lax gun laws, supported by racist right-wingers. DanTex Mar 2018 #74

It's like 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon hack89 Mar 2018 #76

It's disgusting but this is sounding more and more like a revised KKK to me, doesn't it? NT SWBTATTReg Mar 2018 #10

link to article d_r Mar 2018 #11

Thank you. I wish... OneGrassRoot Mar 2018 #31

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In other words, weak, cowardly, stupid, insecure men. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #15

the original article concludes with this- d_r Mar 2018 #18

The problem is that they isolate themselves. smirkymonkey Mar 2018 #25

pretty much nails it IMHO Locrian Mar 2018 #30

There was a book out a few years ago called "Bowling Alone" DBoon Mar 2018 #54

Push the good guys with guns to have a deeper connection to black, other people- it suggests at lunasun Mar 2018 #55

Some interesting observations from the article: The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #16

Legal gun owners aren't doing most of the killing. hack89 Mar 2018 #22

I can empathize... science is hard. LanternWaste Mar 2018 #34

Isn't who is killing who the bottom line issue? hack89 Mar 2018 #38

Stephen Paddock had a pretty good body count gratuitous Mar 2018 #35

Look at all the gun deaths throughout an entire year. hack89 Mar 2018 #37

Good point. But no one here will pay any attention. Tipperary Mar 2018 #40

When they decide to do something illegal like mass murder, it's a bit too late IronLionZion Mar 2018 #70

Non-mass murder has many more victims hack89 Mar 2018 #73

The troll's post was deleted d_r Mar 2018 #23

how many of mass shooters have been African Americans? 1982 - 2018 spanone Mar 2018 #26

"They cling to their guns and God" CanonRay Mar 2018 #29

ironically handmade34 Mar 2018 #43

A'scared Racists HopeAgain Mar 2018 #32

Every gunfucker I've known is proud of being afraid. Iggo Mar 2018 #42

and they are baffled that YOU aren't as afraid DBoon Mar 2018 #59

"They don't love you as much as you love them." Iggo Mar 2018 #60

"They don't hate you as much as you fear them" DBoon Mar 2018 #61

Uneducated white men used to get economic benefits just because of who they were. Blue_true Mar 2018 #45

Best post of the thread. GulfCoast66 Mar 2018 #48

Uneducated white men also lack the coping mechanisms to deal with decline DBoon Mar 2018 #57

They had better learn, unless they have a way to kill all of the world. Blue_true Mar 2018 #64

++++++YES lunasun Mar 2018 #58

Why do other races stockpile guns, then? Dreamer Tatum Mar 2018 #53

Water is also wet Gothmog Mar 2018 #56

...and they have small dicks world wide wally Mar 2018 #63

Gun means instant respect! moondust Mar 2018 #65

Who Knew! BadGimp Mar 2018 #68

I look forward to reading the actual SA article; Raw Story fucks up real journalism often aikoaiko Mar 2018 #69

I have a question maybe I just don't get it but TalenaGor Mar 2018 #72

Gotta wonder if they included white cops in their study... FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #75

Locking - the GD hosts do not feel this fits the criteria for gun-related GD posts muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #77