North Carolina gun regulation aimed at blacks backfires

[C_Clayton_Jones]

North Carolina earned its dismal ranking in large part due to its pistol purchase permit law, which was designed in the early 20th century to keep guns out of the hands of African Americans.

The racist white sheriff would never approve a permit for a black applicant; indeed, black residents wouldn’t even bother to apply – as intended.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

North Carolina earned its dismal ranking in large part due to its pistol purchase permit law, which was designed in the early 20th century to keep guns out of the hands of African Americans. Only in 2021 did Republicans in the General Assembly pass a bill to repeal the law.

This outdated, racist, and ineffective law kept many North Carolinians defenseless during 2020, as they feared for their safety amid surging violent crime and the coronavirus pandemic.

Citizens who have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, often in name only, were left waiting months to obtain permits to purchase guns, and over a year in some cases for the license to carry those guns legally. Ironically, the approval process that often takes sheriffs’ departments weeks and months to conduct is the same background check completed in mere minutes at gun stores.

Opinion: North Carolina earns dismal ranking in continued slide down gun rights rankings

NC’s archaic system of granting gun permits is ineffectual at preventing crime but effective in keeping guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.

www.fayobserver.com

Racist anti-gun law keeps guns out of the hands of whites too.

Do you think the gun problem could've been handled better?

One of the reasons I despise Reagan is because of his gun control bullshit in California when he was the governor and the black panthers marched with their weapons. That's something I can never forget.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

A reminder that most of the early gun control measures were aimed at black folks......

Rest in Peace to another giant from North Carolina.....for some reason tho, not many so-called "Second Amendment Rights" folks mention him that much...hmmmm....wonder why...

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On this point I agree.

But, let's make it where everyone can have any gun they want, regardless. Cut out the racial division and actually treat all people equally under the law.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

The racist white sheriff would never approve a permit for a black applicant; indeed, black residents wouldn’t even bother to apply – as intended.

That's why we can't have any kind of gun control whatsoever. Too much room for abuse.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

North Carolina earned its dismal ranking in large part due to its pistol purchase permit law, which was designed in the early 20th century to keep guns out of the hands of African Americans. Only in 2021 did Republicans in the General Assembly pass a bill to repeal the law.

This outdated, racist, and ineffective law kept many North Carolinians defenseless during 2020, as they feared for their safety amid surging violent crime and the coronavirus pandemic.

Citizens who have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, often in name only, were left waiting months to obtain permits to purchase guns, and over a year in some cases for the license to carry those guns legally. Ironically, the approval process that often takes sheriffs’ departments weeks and months to conduct is the same background check completed in mere minutes at gun stores.

Opinion: North Carolina earns dismal ranking in continued slide down gun rights rankings

NC’s archaic system of granting gun permits is ineffectual at preventing crime but effective in keeping guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.

www.fayobserver.com

Racist anti-gun law keeps guns out of the hands of whites too.

Do you think the gun problem could've been handled better?

Democrat Roy Cooper had no problem leaving this racist law on the books.

 

[whitehall]

What a cheap shot to play the race card in a 2nd Amendment argument.