Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy.
Gun rights have long divided the left and right in American politics. But those lines may soon be scrambled, as more African-Americans begin to embrace their Second Amendment rights.
As Jon Miltimore writes:
Appearing on MSNBC in May following the death of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old black man fatally shot in Georgia, Charlamagne tha God said owning a firearm was a reasonable means of self-defense for African Americans.
“I wish that brother (Arbery) had a gun on him while he was jogging so he could have defended himself,” said Charlamagne, a radio presenter, TV personality, and author. “They hunted him down like he was a deer….And I would also tell all my brothers and sisters out there to go buy yourself a legal firearm and learn how to use it so you can protect yourself and your family.”
This response confused the MSNBC host:
TV journalist Alex Witt appeared shocked by Charlamagne’s suggestion that black Americans should arm themselves. She offered Charlamagne an opportunity to revise his response, suggesting that seeking reforms in the legal system was a better path than “attacking” people.
Charlamagne disagreed. He pointed out that he was encouraging black Americans to purchase legal arms to defend themselves and their families, not attack others, adding that he had little faith in America’s legal system.
“As far as the justice system, I don’t have any faith in the justice system,” Charlamagne said. “Since I don’t have any faith in the legal system, that’s why I’m telling all my brothers and sisters out there to go buy yourself a legal firearm and learn how to use it so you can protect yourself against these kinds of threats.”
It’s refreshing to see such an exchange on a cable news network, where groupthink is often valued far above original opinion.
But this is also a reminder the Second Amendment’s guarantee of the right to bear arms is universal to all citizens. Even those who host shows on MSNBC.
Image Credit: By KAZ Vorpal (Flickr: Declaration of Independence, with Firearm) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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A Man after my own heart. The second amendment is there for just the reason he states. Good people weather black or white or green need to be armed and ready to defend their family and friends. As far as justice is concerned, there isn’t any justice for the victims, only for the criminals. The good people don’t count any more. The laws are made for lawyers to use to make money, not to protect the innocent.
https://americanactionnews.com/opinion/watch-democrats-culturally-appropriating-from-tribe-known-for-slavery-rs-ah/#vid
When the THREAT OF RETURN FIRE, and especially coming from a WELL TRAINED AND WELL PRACTICED supposed VICTIM the desire of the criminal to continue engaging in behavior that calls for that RETURNED, ACCURATE FIRE.
IF the threat of a Female Victim being ARMED AND READY is less than 1% as it is now, the fear is non existent.
BUT, with daily news stories on Females buying and Learning, that THREAT LEVEL IS CONSTANTLY INCREASING.
The INNER CITY Minorities are ACTIVELY DENIED THAT RIGHTS to RETURN THE FIRE IMMEDIATELY by the PEOPLE THEY ELECTED.
He is so right. The chief of police in Detroit told everyone that lives in the city to get a gun and keep it at their bedside when they go to bed. He is a black man. He is the best police chief the city has ever had. He tells the people the truth. He sticks up for law abiding citizens. He sticks up for his officers if they are in the right. If they are not he will do something about them. He has brought lawlessness down in a city where it was quite bad. Now you can see a revitalization happening in the city thanks to him and the mayor.
Every one that’s legal should have guns. It’s no everyday people we have to worry about. It’s about stopping the democraps when they try to take them
There is an old saying that is as true today as the day it was first uttered!
“When seconds count the police are only minutes away!”
One must realize the ONLY person responsible for your safety is “YOU!”
Democrats ORIGINALLY intended gun control for keeping firearms out of the hands of newly freed slaves so they couldn’t defend themselves against that OTHER democrat invention, the KKK.