JimBowie1958
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- Sep 25, 2011
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This guy seems to know his subject pretty well.
Black Guns Matter Founder: ‘Governor Blackface’ Is Pushing 'Racist' Gun Control
Black Guns Matter Founder: ‘Governor Blackface’ Is Pushing 'Racist' Gun Control
“The history of gun control in America has been very — extremely — racist from the beginning,” remarked Toure. “It was designed — in Virginia, ironically — and created to make sure [people] do not have the means to defend themselves. That’s what gun control is designed to do. It doesn’t make us safer. It doesn’t make us more responsible. It doesn’t make us more informed.”
Toure continued, “You have a state like Virginia. They’re just throwing a Hail Mary attempt. They’ve got a very egotistical and confident governor that has been caught in a scandal with blackface, talking about eugenics and infanticide, and he hasn’t been taken out of his seat. So because of that, he thought, ‘Okay, I can throw a Hail Mary.’”
“What we saw in response was that do-not-comply energy, even though generally, gun owners are very respectful [and] responsible individuals,” said Toure of Monday’s rally in Richmond, Virginia, supporting the Second Amendment. “What we’re seeing is people say, ‘Do not comply,’ because that is a violation of our Second Amendment and human right to keep and bear arms. So we are not going to comply with that.”
Toure went on, “But at the same time, what we’re not going to do is create a space where we look like we’re just these reckless irresponsible gonna-break-the-law people. Our duty is to resist tyranny. Our obligation is to defy and not comply with unjust laws. SB64 — Senate Bill 64 — and what governor blackface down there in Virginia is trying to do is very tyrannical. It’s our job to make sure we’re showing the general public that, ‘Hey, we’re not wildin’ out here, but at the same time, we’re [resisting] unjustifiable, very racist practices in the form of gun control.’”
Toure contrasted the approaches of Second Amendment defenders with Black Lives Matters activists.
“That’s why the conversation is more about non-compliance — ‘we will not comply’ — education on legislation more so than this take-a-knee, submit, hands-up-don’t-shoot-type vibe,” Toure explained. “As Americans, we tend to not so the submissive thing very, very well, and we shouldn’t.”
Non-white minorities are disproportionately impacted by policies eroding Second Amendment rights, Toure stated.
Toure continued, “You have a state like Virginia. They’re just throwing a Hail Mary attempt. They’ve got a very egotistical and confident governor that has been caught in a scandal with blackface, talking about eugenics and infanticide, and he hasn’t been taken out of his seat. So because of that, he thought, ‘Okay, I can throw a Hail Mary.’”
“What we saw in response was that do-not-comply energy, even though generally, gun owners are very respectful [and] responsible individuals,” said Toure of Monday’s rally in Richmond, Virginia, supporting the Second Amendment. “What we’re seeing is people say, ‘Do not comply,’ because that is a violation of our Second Amendment and human right to keep and bear arms. So we are not going to comply with that.”
Toure went on, “But at the same time, what we’re not going to do is create a space where we look like we’re just these reckless irresponsible gonna-break-the-law people. Our duty is to resist tyranny. Our obligation is to defy and not comply with unjust laws. SB64 — Senate Bill 64 — and what governor blackface down there in Virginia is trying to do is very tyrannical. It’s our job to make sure we’re showing the general public that, ‘Hey, we’re not wildin’ out here, but at the same time, we’re [resisting] unjustifiable, very racist practices in the form of gun control.’”
Toure contrasted the approaches of Second Amendment defenders with Black Lives Matters activists.
“That’s why the conversation is more about non-compliance — ‘we will not comply’ — education on legislation more so than this take-a-knee, submit, hands-up-don’t-shoot-type vibe,” Toure explained. “As Americans, we tend to not so the submissive thing very, very well, and we shouldn’t.”
Non-white minorities are disproportionately impacted by policies eroding Second Amendment rights, Toure stated.
