Enter to Win: JULY FREE GUN FRIDAY – Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical & Caldwell AR500 Automatic Resetting Target Close At a time when all-encompassing freedom was a hot topic, the idea that everyone could own a firearm was the norm. The right to arm oneself was widely accepted and encouraged. The Second Amendment was written for all Americans without implicit racial bias. Gun control was introduced, which was clearly racist and targeted people of colour specifically. RELATED STORY Democrats Fear A Rise in Black Gun Owners, Hinting Trouble At the Polls: A Look at the Racist Roots Of Gun Control Our Founding Fathers understood that tyranny could have a difficult time rearing its ugly head if every country was armed to prevent it from happening again. Citizens in North Korea, for example, cannot carry or arm themselves with guns. The Founding Fathers believed that most citizens would respect this right and treat it with care. The right to life includes the right to defend it from any government. Gun ownership is an important part of this right. This was widely celebrated by U.S. citizens. They were able to have a guarantee that they would not be disappointed. It gave them the chance to believe that the government would not become too powerful. It would face fierce opposition if it did. A History of Gun Control People love to argue that gun legislation is “well-intentioned” to reduce violence. No. No. Ironically, we can thank the south and the colony Virginia for creating the first such piece of legislation. Here’s a look at the history of gun control in America. 1664 Virginia was the first to prohibit African Americans from possessing or owning firearms. 1712 Colony of South Carolina passed the “An Act for Better Organization of Negroes & Slaves” — it included language that addressed firearm ownership by African Americans. Virginia also passed “An Act for Preventing Negroes Insurrections” — it was clearly stated here. This act revealed the true intent behind this type of legislation: To stop African Americans from arming their own. Why? Why? They disarmed them to diffuse the threat. 1831 With the Nat Turner rebellion, the threat of an African American rebellion became too real. Slave African Americans and free African Americans participated in an uprising that resulted in the deaths of 51 whites. History.com estimates that around 80 slaves participated in the rebellion. What is the irony? They didn’t own any firearms. This event may have been the catalyst for the introduction of a “firearms licence.” In December 2012, Delaware, a Democrat-controlled state, began a trend of gun legislation. It required all black men to have a license to possess any weapon. Democrat-controlled Maryland, and Democrat controlled Virginia went further and passed additional legislation that banned African Americans from owning guns. Similarly, Democrat-controlled Georgia outdid all the rest and banned blacks from owning firearms. 1844 These laws were finally brought to the Supreme Court for review. This only served to further the racism. In Whig/Democrat-controlled North Carolina the Supreme Court ruled in “State v. Newson” that these laws were not unconstitutional. Cooper v. Mayor, Georgia was the same case. The courts in Georgia ruled that “free persons of colour have never been recognised as citizens; they aren’t intended to bear arms.” The ruling basically stated that any African American living in the U.S.A is not an actual person. This made the states feel good about their accomplishments. They felt that they had achieved their goal of suppressing the most feared race. They were not discouraged by the 1865 victory and the abolishment slavery. Even after the Civil War was over and the Constitution amendments had been ratified, the “Black Codes” governing gun rights against African Americans continued to be used in the southern US. A Shift. Gun control legislation based on race continued to be passed towards the end of 19th century. However, the focus shifted from African Americans to immigrants. Anti-immigration has been around for a while. History will repeat itself if we live in a country which fails to learn. This topic is no exception. Human history is, to me at least, a lot like our habits. Habits are what make us human. Our habits control us when we are unaware of them. Only when we are curious about our habits and learn how to change them, can we make a difference. We are notoriously bad at fixing our habits, just like we are at understanding human history. The northern states were not immune to prejudices towards immigrants. When the influx of European immigrants arrived, they began to write gun restrictive legislation in late 1800s. Both the southern and northern states made it clear that immigrants could not obtain a firearm license. Anti-immigration rhetoric described our new European hopefuls in a dangerous light and said they were not worthy of citizenship. 1968. The civil rights movement was at full swing when the next major piece of legislation was passed on Capitol Hill. The 1968 “Gun Control Act” prohibited the import of military surplus weapons. These were considered “inexpensive” due to the large influx of these weapons post-Vietnam, World War II. Why is it so important to prevent “cheap” weapons being transferred or bought? It is to prevent the poor and racial minority from owning firearms. In this case, the majority of poor communities were black. The Black Panthers, a civil right group, was making a splash during protests by allowing legal open-carry of such weapons. Final Thoughts: Gun control and restrictions are not progressive. They have nothing to do the increase in gun violence. Mass shootings were not a common phenomenon back then. They have roots that are racist. This doesn’t disappear because everyone is “woke.” In fact, they are not aware of their origins. You can’t pick and chose if you are a proponent of personal freedoms. Fear-driven legislation and knee-jerk reactions have set the standard for “gun control”, and it was never from a truly well intentioned place. That hasn’t changed to my knowledge. Even the Los Angeles Times shows what gun control really is about. This is at a time where black gun ownership is rapidly rising. Sign up for the Personal Defense World newsletter today to stay in the loop! Sign up for our newsletter I have read and understood the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy and I hereby accept them. 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