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meegbear

(25,438 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2013, 11:37 AM Jan 2013

Gun Appreciation Day Leader: If Blacks Had Guns, They Would Not Have Been Slaves



Larry Ward, chairman of the national Gun Appreciation Day gun rights advocates have planned for the weekend of President Obama's second inauguration, told CNN Friday that there never would have been slaves in America if black people had guns.

"I think Martin Luther King, Jr. would agree with me if he were alive today that if African Americans had been given the right to keep and bear arms from day one of the country's founding, perhaps slavery might not have been a chapter in our history," Ward said.



http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/gun-appreciation-day-leader-if-blacks-had-guns?ref=fpa

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Gun Appreciation Day Leader: If Blacks Had Guns, They Would Not Have Been Slaves (Original Post) meegbear Jan 2013 OP
That's an insane opinion el_bryanto Jan 2013 #1
Yes, yes it is the best they can do etherealtruth Jan 2013 #12
I think the point was to avoid being shipped over here in the first place, Larry BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #2
teh stoopid - it BURNZ! ! ! ! ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2013 #3
I'm sorry...he's so dumb that I'm actually laughing alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #4
Both sides began with gross ignorance and are approaching unbelievable stupidity. nt jody Jan 2013 #5
speak for yourself...eom Kolesar Jan 2013 #6
"..if African Americans had been given the right to-----" LeftinOH Jan 2013 #7
With Enemies Like Him, Gun Control Advocates Need Fewer Friends. Paladin Jan 2013 #8
This guys only research on slavery was watching Django Unchained. Erose999 Jan 2013 #9
Kick ellisonz Jan 2013 #10
Huh? gollygee Jan 2013 #11
KamaAina's Law KamaAina Jan 2013 #13
 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
4. I'm sorry...he's so dumb that I'm actually laughing
Fri Jan 11, 2013, 11:43 AM
Jan 2013

But this is really how crazy all the gun nuts are. They're all like this.

It's been very useful to scratch the surface of gun nuttery these last few weeks and see just how fucked up all the gun nuts really are. These are the fucking jerks who want to have a "reasonable conversation."

LeftinOH

(5,342 posts)
7. "..if African Americans had been given the right to-----"
Fri Jan 11, 2013, 11:51 AM
Jan 2013

Except that the very presence of African Americans "from day one" was a violation of their rights. But, but.. What a dumbass.

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
8. With Enemies Like Him, Gun Control Advocates Need Fewer Friends.
Fri Jan 11, 2013, 12:28 PM
Jan 2013

Don't you Gun Enthusiasts get tired of having spokesmen like this guy? He's a human skid mark.....

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
11. Huh?
Mon Jan 14, 2013, 07:26 PM
Jan 2013

That doesn't make any sense at all. They were kidnapped and forced to be slaves. Does he think the kidnappers would have given them guns?

It's just crazy talk.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
13. KamaAina's Law
Mon Jan 14, 2013, 07:39 PM
Jan 2013

modeled on Godwin's Law.

If you say "I think Martin Luther King, Jr. would agree with me if he were alive today...", you lose the argument.

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