racism is one of the reasons gun control laws came about....
In the 1700s the The French Black Code forbid black persons to have firearms. Guess what happened in New Orleans after the U.S. took possession. They excluded free blacks from positions in the militia that required them to have firearms. Free blacks were prohibited from possessing Firearms
After the Civil War it became worse. That is where some of the gun laws in Texas that affected us into the Th century and beyond came from.
The underlying premise for gun control is still the same as it was used for racist reasons. that the people are untrustworthy and too violent to be allowed to have weapons.
maybe the Chief should break out a book called " Negroes with Guns" by Robert Williams.
Something that should be put into Ripley's Believe it or not museum....the article below
Even the Daily Kos had an article: Outmanned and Outgunned: Gun Control in Black History. Someone should send the Chief this article.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/0...-Black-History
So what was the first step in depriving black people of their civil rights?
depriving them of their right to defend themselves.
The Chief has opened his mouth and removed all doubt now...would somebody tell the Chief I have a sign for him to wear around his neck now.