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Agent P
I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday about the Black Panthers from the 1960s, and the subject of gun control laws came up. He mentioned several things about the connection between gun control and blacks of which I was not aware. Intrigued, I decided to do a bit of research on my own.
The thread title is an excerpt of a quote from Detroit resident General Laney, the founder and prime mover behind a little publicized organization known as the National Black Sportsman's Association, often referred to as "the black gun lobby." Here's the full quote:
==> More about General Laney
Eldridge Cleaver, a member of the Black Panther Party, had this to say in 1968:
==> Fascinating information from William R. Tonso, professor of sociology at the University of Evansville
I'll leave the rest for you to read.
Discuss.
The thread title is an excerpt of a quote from Detroit resident General Laney, the founder and prime mover behind a little publicized organization known as the National Black Sportsman's Association, often referred to as "the black gun lobby." Here's the full quote:
"Gun control is really race control. People who embrace gun control are really racists in nature. All gun laws have been enacted to control certain classes of people, mainly black people, but the same laws used to control blacks are being used to disarm white people as well."
==> More about General Laney
Eldridge Cleaver, a member of the Black Panther Party, had this to say in 1968:
"Some very interesting laws are being passed. They don't name me; they don't say, take the guns away from the *******. They say that people will no longer be allowed to have (guns). They don't pass these rules and these regulations specifically for black people, they have to pass them in a way that will take in everybody."
==> Fascinating information from William R. Tonso, professor of sociology at the University of Evansville
I'll leave the rest for you to read.
Discuss.