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It’s really quite incredible how these subversions of our privacy (even including blatant disregard for the constitution) are rarely questioned when it comes to
by youareostriches 7y ago
It’s really quite incredible how these subversions of our privacy (even including blatant disregard for the constitution) are rarely questioned when it comes to preventing terrorism, but when it comes to mass shootings that have actually killed far more people in the US, those guns are sacred objects.
But notice how the label of “terrorist” is uniquely applied to the ethnic “other”, and now consider the first real gun control legislation — the Mulford Act:
https://www.history.com/news/black-panthers-gun-control-nra-support-mulford-act https://www.history.com/news/black-panthers-gun-control-nra-...
- JudgeWapner 7y agoIt's not incredible at all if you understand that all the power in the world is ultimately derived from people with guns.
- youareostriches 7y agoIn case it wasn’t already blatantly obvious, my point is that terrorism in the US is fundamentally associated with “brown” people, and elicits the most immediate and direct attention from governments, whereas mass shootings are almost always committed by white men, and even the worst mass shootings against children elicit no real action. But yes, guns have been regulated in the past — when? After the Black Panther party brought open carry weapons to the state capitol during a protest.
- JudgeWapner 7y agoDifferent motives: mentally ill vs spiritual belief. and there are plenty of initiatives to ban guns after terrorist actions done by whites. not sure what your point is.
- youareostriches 7y agoI just stated my point with perfect clarity. And no, gun control has been legislated almost entirely in response to perceived violence from communities of color.