THE DRED SCOTT DECISION WAS RACIST AND WRONG. AND ONE OF THE CHIEF REASON THE MAJORITY ARGUED THEY WAY THEY DID WAS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT BLACKS TO GET GUNS. (MORE HERE.)
WIKI:
WIKI: In Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1856) (the "Dred Scott Decision"),[34] the Supreme Court indicated that:"It would give to persons of the negro race, who were recognised as citizens in any one State of the Union . . .the full liberty . . .to keep and carry arms wherever they went."
- END OF STORY.
- ASIDE: IF ALL BLACKS WERE ARMED - AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN - THEN THE KKK AND JIM CROW ERA MIGHT NEVER HAVE OCCURRED.
SELF-DEFENSE IS AN INALIENABLE HUMAN RIGHT.
The racist origins of gun control laws in this nation are a little understood facet of the gun rights discussion. Organizations such as the VPC, and the Brady campaign (or whatever it's current name is) should be ashamed for relying or citing court cases "supporting" their claims which were principally aimed (at the time) at disarming Americans of African descent. Hopefully, the publicity surrounding the D.C. v Heller will bring to light the bigoted genesis of these laws, though I doubt the mainstream media will be the ones to do it.
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