The whole gun regulation debate come down to 3 words, white male privilege

[DonCoquixote]

73. OK,let's be frank

Chalking the WHOLE mess up to "white male privilege" is BULL. I am Latino, and I know many Latino and other minority "gun nuts" that are better armed than some police forces.

However, there is an elephant in the room that sticks out like the dozens of Confederate battle Flags that show at these gun shows, or like the black outlines of Obama as a target sold. A lot of what feeds the industry is the desire, yes desire of feeling that if those dark people and gubbamint types come, they can get shot. It is why when Tray Martin got shot, many, even here on DU, made excuses for Zimmerman.

In short, there is a factor here that cannot be ignored.. It is not the whole NRA, nor is it all white people...but to talk about the FEAR that fuels this, we do have to ask why people who were citizens of a nation that never had a civil war within their lifetime, who have never dealt with a foreign army invading their soil, are arming themselves as if the Taliban is ready to blow up the Burger King?