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In reply to the discussion: Cops shoot gun-owner for exercising 2nd Amendment rights [View all]Beakybird
(3,333 posts)1. No confusion. "He's got a gun ..."
Is to cover their tracks when they shot him.
I would surmise that the police purposely removed their body cams. However, they knew that there was audio from these same body cams. So they wanted to create audio evidence that the killing was justified.
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I agree, and have seen this since I was a kid. Yet millions of blacks lawfully carry...
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#26
I think they don't even need a reason why they are carrying IF they are doing so in a lawful manner
AntiBank
Jul 2016
#28
Your suggestions concerning the WOD are right on. This is programmatic Anti-Black policy...
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#30
The first modern "gun control" legislation was because racists were scared of the Black Panthers.
Odin2005
Jul 2016
#7
Being black is the exception to having rights. And white cops enforce that. n/t
librechik
Jul 2016
#10
Crickets from the NRA. Didn't you know, the Second Amendment only counts if your white! n/t
backscatter712
Jul 2016
#15
In your own words, what do you think the NRA should say about this?
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2016
#16
If they weren't so hypocritical, they'd be defending the family of the gentleman who was shot...
backscatter712
Jul 2016
#31
It appears he was prohibited from possessing a firearm. Why should the NRA comment?
Marengo
Jul 2016
#17
With so many tragedies of this type easy to do, I did in another thread as well.
Marengo
Jul 2016
#34
Malcolm X would disagree: "[the Second] provides you and me the right to own a rifle or a shotgun."
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#21
This needs correction: The shooting victim was in illegal possession of a gun.
Eleanors38
Jul 2016
#19