Joy Behar of ABC’s ‘The View’ appears to possess an unfortunate ignorance of African-Americans and their desire for the God-given right to safety. Here attitude seems to border on bigotry. Sadly, that’s a pattern for Behar. “Here’s the thing: once black people get guns in this country, the gun laws will change. Trust me,” Behar … Read more
Despite the ways that gun violence disproportionately affects communities that bear the scars of structural inequality, gun rights activists would have you believe that gun control of any kind represents the “real racism.” To accept that the same crowd that opposes such things as Critical Race Theory, voting rights, and athletes kneeling on sidelines is genuinely concerned about protecting … Read more
The point of this project is to recondition myself, and others, toward the more positive view of Black people and guns: to promote a more balanced archive of images of African Americans with firearms by showing responsible gun owners — those who use the weapons for sport, hobby and protection. I hope these photos bring … Read more
[Cornell] Lewis said the point of the rally was not to show guns, but to inform Black people of the need to own guns, due to endemic police killings of Black people, crimes against Black people that are not investigated thoroughly and the rise of white supremacist groups. “Now it is time to come together … Read more
“I just feel like in my viewpoint, every Black person in America, especially Black males, needs to have some type of protection with them as often as [they] can, because I think the political climate [is] getting to the point where it’s just going to be a lot of violence coming our way,” [Bruce] Tomlin … Read more
Instead, when it comes to Black people, much of the narrative around guns is associated with gun violence in Black and poor communities. I empathize with people who have been traumatized because of gun violence. I feel for those whose only experience with guns has been violent or negative. It is tragic and it is … Read more
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