“Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another,” wikipedia.org opines, which often results in discrimination and prejudice towards people based on their race or ethnicity.” So what, then, are we to make of this?
You know we have to do all the hard shit. We picked all the cotton. We created every iota of American music, dance and culture. We made this country an economic superpower. We fight disproportionately in every war. A black man gave this country universal health care. We invented the modern air conditioner. If it wasn’t for black people, this country would still consist of poor, backward hillbillies ballroom-dancing to Appalachian bluegrass tunes and sweating their asses off while coughing up phlegm.
You’re welcome, white people.
Since we have to do everything around here, I guess I’ll get up tomorrow and solve this whole gun issue.
Given the definition at the top of this article, disallowing any disavowal under the guise of humor, I call that racist.
Whether you consider the vilification of white people as beyond the pale (so to speak), Michael Harriot‘s editorial at theroot.com — 5 Ways Black People Can Force Commonsense Gun Control — gets worse, both as a racist rant and an attempt to piss on the protections guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
Here’s a random sampling:
I know it seems antithetical, but if black people started purchasing semi-automatic weapons legally and in large numbers, congressional Republicans would pass a gun-owner safety bill faster than white people’s fucking tempo . . .
We need to figure out a way to make the GOP believe that buying guns is a form of protest, because whether it’s black fists at the Olympics, sitting in an empty bus seat, walking across a bridge, sitting down at a lunch counter, marching, kneeling or even saying the words “Black lives matter,” white America has never approved of any form of black protest . . .
If black people made mandatory waiting periods or universal background checks cool, white people would appropriate it like they did jazz, rock ’n’ roll, hip-hop, our dances, our style, our vernacular and everything except our poultry-seasoning techniques . . .
The only thing white people love more than their guns is their pets. They could give a fraction of a fuck about actual human lives, but they will jump in front of a speeding train for a puppy. You literally have to fill out more paperwork to buy a Yorkshire terrier from a pet store than you do to purchase an AK-47 from a gun show . . .
Perhaps we could pay Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly to join our cause. Those bastards would do anything for money. They could tell their followers there is a little-known clause in Obamacare that allows people to trade abortions for banana clips. Maybe we could fool those idiots into putting their guns down by playing on their racism and fear of black dicks. We could just mention that there was a recent study that shows gunpowder makes white women prefer black penis, or tell them that every time someone uses the gun-show loophole, a black penis grows an inch . . .
I’m not surprised but I am shocked and appalled by this outpouring of hate on white Americans. More than that, I’m saddened.
Give our country’s racist history, African Americans should embrace both their right to keep and bear arms and seek fellowship with other Americans sheltering under the pro-liberty banner People of the Gun.
But what do I know? I’m a white African American who supports equal rights — all rights — for all our country’s citizens, regardless of their race, religion, ethnic background or sexual orientation. Apparently that’s not enough for some people.
i’m only going to share this once: “szeged” chicken rub is the best poultry seasoning.
Might as well close these comments. The Gov just about summed it up.
Arguing with a lib is like rasslin’ with a pig, you get dirty and the pig enjoys it.
These are inDEED bump stock cufflinks!
henry blair, 1807- 1860, 2nd dark inventor to receive a patent. invented the cotton seed planter…
you plant it, you pick it.
‘You literally have to fill out more paperwork to buy a Yorkshire terrier from a pet store than you do to purchase an AK-47 from a gun show . . .’
Yes, but do you have to tell the gubmint what your race is?
I have not had a voice-to-voice conversation with a die-hard gun grabber. I have debated die-hard gun grabbers on a blog.
Die-hard gun grabbers have no interest in facts, reality, nor reason. They only care about altruism, fantasy, and emotion. Thus they will vomit whatever words they think are necessary to connect with other people’s interest in altruism, fantasy, and emotion.
Sometimes this means thoughtless chanting (as in the video referenced in this article). Other times it means constantly moving the goalposts. Still other times it means emotional pleas. And still other times it means …
‘Perhaps we could pay Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly to join our cause.’
He obviously has never listened to them or he’d know that O’Reilly is already pretty much for his cause. And Limbaugh is way to rich to care about Uncle Mikey’s money.
otis boykin, 1920- 1982, invented the artificial heart pacemaker control unit and the condo quality rib tip.
A slogan in the therapy literature, “It’s about having the right conversation at the right time.”
At least as important as your position is how you say it, when, and the relationship you say it in. “Confronting” “protesters” having a screech fest doesn’t have much to do with the words you choose. Indeed, finding myself accidentally at this years’ local Labor Day parade, I was intrigued by the ways the marching cohorts cultivated sustained emotional responses – getting people all wee-wee’d up, one might say.
Somebody said that getting peole wee-wee’d up makes it hard to talk policy; it’s the technique of demagogues and shysters. Now, who was that?
Contrarywise, listening to a very frustrated, um, adherent of President Obama’s third term, stewarded under the inevitable, earned, deserved ascendancy of Herself, I had an answer to “What do we do?” She was a tad frustrated that those people were not listening, again still.
“Be admirable.” I said, and to her shocked look, I elaborated: “They won’t hear you unless they respect and trust you. Your argument won’t get in, so it can’t convince. So they have to admire you enough to listen. The shortest, surest trip to that is to be admirable.”
“But, but, that’s hard, and long, and does not involve exciting myself by screeching. Also, humility vs. smug self-righteousness.” I might be paraphrasing a bit.
Well, it’s worse than that. The people who disagree with you, taking just one example from the national press, only remember that a small family business was forced to bake a cake they didn’t want to, at the risk of otherwise having their lives ruined, by big, beefy guys with guns, working for, as far as they can tell the likes of you.
They don’t remember the issue. They remember that when you held the reigns, you were happy to sick big guys with guns on people to get you way. Being heard has way less to do with you position, and way more with how you work to advance it. If you get there with guns, procedural shenanigans, or screeching, they’ll only remember how you got there.
You can really only be admirable one on one, one encounter at a time. On a person note, sadly, I think you would do well to find your own way to live with this, because the people you want to convince have been taught not to trust you, for over a decade — arguably way longer, but that’s a cut-off when it became more blatant, more publicized, and more vitriolic.
Our anti-gun colleagues don’t seem very interested in having the right conversation at the right time. They don’t seem very interested in positioning themselves, to be heard, in being admirable, so people will follow them.
It’s almost like the screeching, blaming & shaming to get people all wee-wee’d up is the point. Naaaaah.
The modern equivalent of the gun Palidan carried in that tv show.
Well, really, what’s red fish, blue-fish’s rationale for restricting people to two guns?
What do we get for this cost he wants to impose on other people? How do we know it’ll work?
He basically just picked what he liked best from some of the EU member states…as is typical.
It won’t work, as proven in Norway:
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2017/10/daniel-zimmerman/imi-systems-quote-day-no-one-needs-two-guns/#comment-3681202
To illustrate the error of his approach to liberty, just insert “social media app” into every mention of a firearm in his rant. See the youngins’ heads explode.
(And considering that social media misuse has been a larger threat to security and liberty, it’s a very fair comparison)
paul du chaillu, (mulatto) 1891- 1903, discovered the existence of gorillas. made note of the species rudimentary weenies.
Why does legislation banning bump fire stocks not say “bump fire stocks” in it?
It’s almost like they’re crafting the wording for the maximum possible power-grab off what they say they are trying to do. Naaaah.
After their first couple of talking points it descends into “Liar! Racist! Trumpist!”
It stings because a lot of it is true.
S bunch of wemon shouting cocks not Glocks. Either they want a gun with a hammer, or they want hammerrd until they get their ‘ gun’ . I didn’t see any I’d service and I’m pretty horny
The truth hurts. The Lefts answer to almost every truthful statement.
Shout the truth teller down with outer nonsense.
“We created every iota of American music”
“Elvis Aaron Presley[a] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.”
charles henry turner, 1867- 1823. proved that cockroaches can learn by trial and error. soon began taking out the garbage.
Unless you are a reader of Black conservative media or a viewer of “black You Tube” you may have missed a column stating heterosexual black men are the “new white men” in the black community. This was written about three weeks ago in the Root.
There is a battle going on in the black community over “family values”, this battle includes the second amendment, and even the National Anthem.
As a black gun owner I say any black person who supports gun control is a race traitor. The “black guns matter” group scares the hell out of liberal blacks. These slaves to white socialist progressive democrats don’t want law abiding black people with guns.
Liberal black groups receive thousands of dollars from wealthy white progressive socialists because they support what white north eastern liberals want, No Guns for Negroes.
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Published on Nov 27, 2014
Tommy Sotomayor Discussing The Second Amendment, Ferguson & Thanksgiving! 12:00 minutes long, AR-15s included
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJW2k9paXE
Fact check. Willis Carrier invented the modern air conditioner. He was white. 1902. McKinley Jones took out a patent for a truck mounted air conditioning unit in 1948.
First legal slave owner was Anthony Johnson, black. North Carolinas largest slave owner in 1860 was William Ellison, black. The list goes on.
I immigrated here from England. I am American, not English American, but American. Yes I have English ancestors but I am an American now, period. Time to ditch the English American, African American, Chinese American, BS. It causes more division and more issues. Celebrate your ancestors by all means, but you live in America, are an American Citizen, then move on and get with the program.
To all the Racists, if you hate the people and country so much, please leave. Learn from History, both good and bad, and look to the future. Slavery was abolished over a hundred years ago, get over it and move on and stop using it as an excuse.
My father’s side came here from Sweden (some in Norway) in 1804. I was born here, my dad, his dad, and his dad, all born here. Regardless of when you came, and where you came from, you’re an American. All blood is red. (Semantics aside, I know it’s blue/purple before oxygenation)
There can be no middle in the ground of Freedom. You are either all in, or all out.
http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=3964
It’s actually not. You can see this for yourself when you get blood drawn.
I thought it was funny.
Well that all looks pretty basic. Nice lite EDC combo
So Mr Harriot points out racism as a problem in America today. Mr Harriot then goes on to suggest a solution of focusing harder on race.
Maybe he is so incredibly brilliant the rest of us just can’t see it.
Nope…. even I couldn’t keep a straight face while typing that last line.
Ignoring all the legal, ethical, moral and Constitutional arguments for a minute, let’s talk logistics.
The FBI says it performed 27,538,673 NICS checks in 2016. Now, since you can buy multiple guns per NICS check we don’t really know what that means but let’s assume that it’s 1 gun per check and that 33% (1/3rd) of those checks represent someone who already owns two guns.
That would mean that 9,087,762 of those checks just for 2016 represent one of the much feared “2+ purchasers”. Each would require an additional background check that, I would guess based on this suggestion, would be significantly longer than just a NICS check. That would boost the number of checks for those people by 2x to 18,175,524 per year based on 2016 data.
So, let’s base our assumptions off of NFA data.
The ATF says it completed 2,538,397 NFA requests in 2016 with an average wait time for a Form 4 of about 280 days. That means they processed 13.97% of the increase in the number of background checks we could expect to see under this proposal. If you figure the wait time is half of an NFA item then 100/14 = 7.14. 280/2 = 140. 140×7.14=999.6, 999.6/365=2.74. So, we could probably rationally expect that your third gun would take somewhere on the order of 2.74 years to be approved. BUT it would require a new check every six months which would also be 2.74 years meaning that the background checks would always be at least 2.24 years behind. So the concept that it would “prevent people from becoming a prohibited person in possession of a firearm” is laughable since, on average, from the time they became prohibited until this system caught them, would be in excess of two years.
I’m going to stop there with the numbers and just say this: There is no agency within the government that could possibly handle this proposal. The amount of paperwork, and just plain work, that it would require is mind boggling. Simply from a realism perspective what this person is proposing isn’t possible.
Ugh!¡
Math.
“This is what Democracy looks like!”
This is not a Democracy. It’s a Republic.
That means that the rights of the minority are not subject to the changing whims of the majority.
Her friend was prevented from having her Glock, so she got the cock. That’s what the protesters are in favor of, right?
I for one hope that black folk start taking his advice on buying more firearms legally. Get their CCW permits. Start carrying legally. Hell, I hope more black folk follow Colion Noir and PJ media, and work towards knowing firearms properly. If they do, chances are the left will lose supporters of gun control. Most gun control proposals only work if people are effing clueless about guns and the process to buy them
I find when conversations devolve that it’s best to invite them to a gun range. I say “I can tell you the number of decibels a suppressor reduces, but it wouldn’t be the same as hearing it in person for yourself. I can explain that a 5.56 is weak for a rifle cartridge and indeed weaker than some pistol rounds, but it wouldn’t be the same as having you fire it and feel the recoil yourself. I can tell you that a scary ‘assault rifle’ is no more than a regular rifle with different ergonomics, but until you handle both side by side, you won’t really know. The things I say can be easily proven. If you have truth on your side, then safely shooting a gun at a range will only reinforce your convictions. I’m not worried, I know what you’ll see.”
There is one case where the author’s question makes sense, and I like it (with a change in law/regulation).
I looked into becoming an FFD/FFL, for the discounts. Was told that “mom and pop” dealer licenses were a thing of the past, and that an FFL is only for businesses (selling numerous guns per year out of a retail location. Well, rats.
I would have done everything suggested.
How the hell would I know? If someone absolutely believes the Moon is made of green cheese, and no amount of evidence presented will change that belief, I refuse to converse with someone who is so uninformed about their own belief that they are incapable of having a conversation.
Honestly wondering, what is a “background check”? Who decides what is being checked? Who reviews the results? Who has access to the information gleamed and the results? How does one refute mistakes? Who has liability when it is misused? Are there private suppliers or is the US government hold the monopoly?
Based on the way the antis put so much faith in it, it must be magical. And, I think I’d like to be in charge of it going forward. Then, we can start requiring checks before articles are allowed to be published on the internet. I’m sure there other uses that I could come up with.
What’s the point? The SCR rifle is California complaint since it doesn’t have any of the banned features in addition to the detachable magazine. But “assault pistols” are defined differently. This pistol isn’t on the approved handgun roster for one, and two it would be an “assault pistol” since it has a magazine outside of the pistol grip and a threaded barrel. If you live in a free state, why would you want this over a pistol AR? There’s no buffer tube to at least get a cheek weld on, let alone be able to shoulder.
hold up… fight disproportionately in wars?? There are fewer blacks in the military than whites now it may have been true at some point but it no longer holds true I don’t think it ever was except for maybe MAYBE Vietnam. Oh btw guy you’re still a racist p.o.s. and I sincerely hope you are gang “loved” by a group consisting of rabid Armadillos and very amorous elephants.
“Are you sure this is good enough to get that gopher in my swiss chard”, M. Stuart
AKA “A Farewell to Eardrums”
“This is a perfect example of why we need stronger gun control. If we don’t, folks will be carrying this concealed and we couldn’t stop them.” Nancy Pelosi on gun control.
Remember when Taco Bell said “Run for the Boarder” well watch this…..
I think I grabbed the heat gun by mistake!
I bet if you looked back in the archives of (especially) southern papers back in the Jim Crow days, you could find more racist arguments for gun control than this. Just saying.
They should just repeal the Hughes Amendment already then no one will care if they’re classified as machine guns cuz they can still legally buy them they just need extra paperwork and it’s $200 extra and that will actually prevent crazy people from getting them cuz all the extra paperwork
“We created every iota of American music, dance and culture.”
Well, cool. Now I know who to blame for the polka.
(In all seriousness, I have no idea where to really go with this if I wanted to argue with the guy. Where do you start? How can you start with that much obvious hatred inbound?)
‘Now I know who to blame for the polka.’
Actually, that one was the Mexicans.
He has a point.
I would be ok with restricting lawyers from owning guns.
Everyone else should exercise their liberty and buy a couple more.
He is so important that he rates two articles about him and his advocacy. I think I speak for everyone here, keep writing articles about this fellow and his grand gesture.
“Put me on a registration list or ban my AR-15 . . . . Force me to wait three days before I pick up the next gun I buy, or conduct a more thorough background check. Tell me I can’t own a 20-round clip for my AR-15.”
And don’t forget, “Hit me, beat me, make me watch Mets games.”
I can think of two, a gsg mp5 that just never worked. I managed to sell it to some schmuck from 250, it ran terribly and I hated it. On the other hand, I have a Phoenix Hp25, i got it for $50. It is unarguably a terrible, poorly made, badly designed gun that shoots the hugely overpriced 25acp. I would never carry this gun. the manual of arms is ridiculous. seriously, look it up. its absurd. Its terrible, and i love it. its the worst gun in my safe, and probably always will be.
It strikes me that this is mostly stuff the guy could self-regulate.
Don’t like 30+ round mags? Buy five, 10 or 20 round capacity mags.
Want a waiting period? Pick your rifle, exercise some self-control and wait 72 hours. Or, ask your LGS to hold it for you after you pay for it.
Just hate the AR? Don’t buy one. Hate the one you’ve got? Sell or Sawzall.
Really, it’s all pretty simple if you’re not stupid.
Did someone failed at the consitution class during law school?
I bought a Kel-Tec sub 2000 on a whim right before the recent hurricanes here in Florida to protect my home and family. That was only a few weeks back. Since then i’ve purchased a Sig P226, Sig P232, CZ-75, Chiappa Rhino, and a Walther PPK/S. Oh yeah, I got the bug too. Fist time gun owner turned enthusiastic firearm appreciator. Thanks for filling in the blanks for Saturday Night Specials. I’m playing catch-up and this is a fascinating part of firearm history. Thanks for the info.
“What do you mean only a ten-round magazine???”
He got one thing right. I do care more about my dog than I do about him or his America-hating leftist pals.
Can I put a bump stock on it?
This reminds me of that British idiot living here that recently turned his guns into the local police perhaps his way of ‘atoning’ for the Vegas shooting. Heck, I supported the 2nd. Amendment, the NRA and thumbed my nose at the liberal progressives by going out and buying a new gun.
would not be surprised in the least if the sheriff was covering the hotels assets. the hotels and casinos bring in millions, if not billions a year in taxes and other revenue. the 22000 concert goers are just a drop in the bucket compared to that, and can thus be sacrificed on the alter of political expediency / real politic without any loss at all. when the security officer shows up dead or pulls a Hoffa i wont be surprised in the least
Given enough time and ammo, I’m pretty sure we can make that happen! 🙂 I know a place in Wyoming for the attempt.
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I knew a fellow student in grad school in the ’90s who had previously shot and killed a home intruder with a 12-bore. The incident happened in Sioux Falls, SD.
Men, I came home one night to find a guy on top of my X wife, she was making funny noises, I didn’t know if it was rape or what? So I shot her ,,,,,NOT
Eventually, hopefully in the not to distant future.( Barring another 2nd USA/ American CIVIL War for Liberty…) We the People with regain control of our Government. Purge it of LibTards, Globalists, RINOs, and Wack-a- Doodles…Then we can finally give our full undivided attention to these “Deep State” Alphabet labeled agencies like the BATFE…And officially set them out to pasture, permanently!
He is no Texan. He is a Chicago liberal who wants to bring Chicago’s worthless gun control to Texas.
I hope Dana lives in a free state. When the government orders the police to stand down, and civilians sympathetic to the government threaten and even attack you, then you will understand why the founders wrote the word “arms” in the second amendment, Liberals.
I hope she has gun fighter insurance.
Barely legal, it that like being a little bit pregnant?
I figured as much when they offered the $75 rebates and sweet deals, and decided whatever they were changing probably wasn’t worth passing up the bargain. I’d like to try the new trigger but I enjoy the Shield I bought.
Rep. Ted Deutsch is disconnected from reality. One can print a very durable and reliable 3D printed polymer mag at the click of a button from their desktop. Also, the sheer number in circulation right now is staggering. There is no way they can control this.
what about the shot taken by a US sniper during desert storm with a 50 cal rifle. how long was that, any body know? I remember it was a record shot.