Gun sales surge ahead of jury's Ferguson decision

[jeff47]

64. Yay! Lousy example with little facts behind it!

First, Rodney King was beaten. He wasn't killed. And he's still alive today.

Second, the riots were in generally African-American communities. While there's lots of pictures of Asian-Americans guarding their stores with guns, as you showed, the riots were elsewhere. The guns in your picture were as effective as guns in NY and Florida during the riots.

Third, the riots weren't really about King. Some protests started at a major intersection, which drew media coverage from helicopters. A small number of protesters started attacking motorists. Police chief Daryl Gates ordered the police to not respond. He was pissed at local politicians who were angry about the verdict, and wanted chaos to show them that they needed his police, and that they should just shut up about the verdict.

Other people saw the lack of police response, realized law enforcement would not respond to any crime, and decided to take advantage of the situation. They looted their own neighborhoods, instead of heading to nearby, more expensive neighborhoods and looting them.

So no, the King riots aren't a good example for why it's a good idea to go buy a gun when those other people across town are upset. In fact, they show the exact opposite.

But them black folks sure are scary!!! ( )