Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Will there be an increase in blacks obtaining concealed carry permits? [View all]jimmy the one
(2,776 posts)eleanors: .. the charges made by some that I am racist are standard acceptable smear when it comes to describing pro-2A DU members..
Dunno if you are or not, I wrote you won't make many new black friends by your OP theme.
Do you support the right of all races to obtain a CCW?
I don't support the so called right of ANY race to obtain, on demand, a concealed carry permit - I prefer the may issue standard (demonstrated need), which is also the standard used in switzerland; & under that (may issue) standard of course I wouldn't object by race. (Your question needs qualification).
.. came across this: Afro.com, 3/2013: Though it does not appear to be high on their political radar, gun control has long been embraced with strong support by African Americans, according to polls most recently conducted by Pew Research and Washington Post/ABC.
Haha, also came across this funny joke looking for the above. Er, I mean, humorous anecdote: apr2008: The following year Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act. No Republican presidential candidate has gotten more than 15% of the black vote since. Footnote: Younger African American voters have been edging away from the Democratic Party in recent years.. the Joint Center notes "a fairly long-term pattern of decreasing identification with the Democrats by younger African Americans." Of course, it remains to be seen what the 2008 campaign will bring. http://www.factcheck.org/2008/04/blacks-and-the-democratic-party/
Hahahahahahaha! See what I mean! Can't stop laughing!