Racist Gunshop Operator, Or Merely Prudent

By Tom Knighton

There’s a video that’s gone around social media this week that warrants some special attention. In it, a white man behind the counter refuses to sell a gun to a black man. The video starts after the first refusal, and the man refuses to explain why he wouldn’t sell a firearm to the individual filming.

The professional race-baiters seized on this almost immediately.

White man refuses to sell a gun to a Black customer after guessing that he might sell them to criminals on the street. A damn mess. pic.twitter.com/m07cy1O0u5

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 8, 2017

A suspected white supremacist from Hopkins Gun and Tackle on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Richmond,Va. refused to sell a gun to a Black customer, using the “I’m white and I say so” excuse pic.twitter.com/mKYsF4Wg9q

— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) November 8, 2017

However, if you watch the video, there’s absolutely no mention of the guy’s race by the man at the gun store. Nothing at all.

Further, what did we not see? Did he talk about shooting people? Did he quip about getting even with someone?

If there was any of that, even if meant as a …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms