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2016 Postmortem

no_hypocrisy

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5. Is there any correlation of gun ownership predicated on the beliefs that Police can't or won't

Reply to yallerdawg (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 04:27 PM

Jul 2016

use its authority and use of force to "control" non-white races and that the control is a duty of society? And the need to own a gun is more of a vigilante reaction?

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The simple, surprising factor that explains America’s gun problem [View all] yallerdawg Jul 2016 OP

I'm SHOCKED! This really gets to the bottom of it. Racist paranoia and fear. morningfog Jul 2016 #1

interesting Angry Dragon Jul 2016 #2

White people, and working people generally, have been under attack by the 1% guillaumeb Jul 2016 #3

So the NRA is not the real villain after all? hack89 Jul 2016 #4

As you say. yallerdawg Jul 2016 #6

The NRA is the one stoking fear. JaneyVee Jul 2016 #8

Not according to the OP. nt hack89 Jul 2016 #10

Is there any correlation of gun ownership predicated on the beliefs that Police can't or won't no_hypocrisy Jul 2016 #5

Sounds like... yallerdawg Jul 2016 #7

LOL ... Isn't that pretty much an operationalization of the ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2016 #11

I'm suspicious, but not making any claims mind you rock Jul 2016 #9

Our 2016 Democratic Party Platform (Draft) yallerdawg Jul 2016 #12

I guess they dream of shooting a black or other minority? nt glennward Jul 2016 #13

Locking. This forum is for discussion of the 2016 Presidential, Congressional, and local elections. In_The_Wind Jul 2016 #14