Why Black People Should Never Support Gun Control

By Tom Knighton

I’m not a black man.

That apparently matters in this day and age, so I just want to put that out there so there isn’t any confusion.

As such, I know that any statements I make about why a black person should or shouldn’t support something would be suspect. After all, I’m a white dude from the South. We all know what that stereotype is like, now don’t we?

However, I do happen to think that black people really shouldn’t support gun control. Granted, I don’t think anyone should support gun control, but especially the black community. Yet being a white guy, there are those would would suspect ulterior motives from me.

So, don’t listen to me, then. Listen to Carl Jackson, a black man, on why blacks shouldn’t support gun control. Ever.

Given America’s history with slavery, black people should be the biggest advocates for the Second Amendment. Guns equal freedom!

Despite the mantra from the left, there’s no such thing as an “assault rifle.” It’s a term they invented to make guns sound scary, and it works. I prefer to call semi-automatic rifles, such as the AR-15 by their proper names: “anti-dictator rifles,” “self-defense rifles” and sporting rifles. They’re available for …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms