When the Second Amendment speaks of militias and speaks also of guns, they’re expressing a fear of slave revolts. The Second Amendment did not apply to enslaved Africans. The Second Amendment did not apply to the indigenous population. In fact, it could be considered a capital offense to sell weapons to the Native American population since the European settlers were seeking to take their land.
Historian and University of Houston professor Gerald Horne on Philando Castile and open carry laws. Watch the interview: Historian: “You Can’t Disconnect History of the 2nd Amendment From the History of White Supremacy” (via democracynow)
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