Roe Vs Wade Overturned

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(04-20-2023, 04:40 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Think you're talking about just the past. Because of the rioting, pandemic, and crime, African American gun ownership jumped 58% (primarily black women) in the first 6 months of 2020 alone. It's the biggest increase of any demographic.. Since then the Supreme Court made the DC v Heller ruling and 10 states have had permit-less concealed carry come into effect.

I think saying that now might be a bit like saying enlisting in the military is for the poor, which came from Vietnam, but for a good while now the enlisted are primarily middle-class. Will there be more isolated instances where it's true? Sure. Is it the norm anymore? No.

I hear ya, but a few buts (I'm a but man, aren't we all?).  The Governor Reagan gun control thing is always relevant as long as he's the gilded golden child of the modern day conservative party.  Still, while blacks are legally obtaining firearms you still aren't likely to see a lot of pride or advertisements regarding blacks arming themselves to defend themselves from militarized or racist police officers...as much as we love to talk about the idea of the 2A saving us from government overreach.  Add in that recent events have shown at least the loudest conservative voices open to the idea of limiting firearm availability to trans people in light of a shooting, and it could be said that people still picture the 2A putting guns in the hands of good (ie, white conservative) people.

The military may not be as "for the poor" as it was when my ol' man was drafted, but during the student loan forgiveness debate it was said out loud that easing the financial burden of higher education will hamstring one of their main recruiting tools, so the aspect is still relevant.

Back to banning weapons that black folks were legally able to get, apparently in PA the switchblade ban from the 50s was lifted in January of this year, but brass knuckles are still illegal.  In this state since 1958 it has been deemed illegal to carry an "offensive weapon" so make sense of that.  Anyways, I'm off to buy a switchblade, some Brylcreem and a fresh pack of Luckies. 



EDIT - I just realized this is the Roe vs Wade thread.  I'm just a generic political sour grapist...sorry.