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- 21 Aug 08
- 3:43 pm
Go to http://essentials.baltimoresun.com/micro_sun/homicides/?range=none&district=all&zipcode=all&age=all&gender;= all&race=all&cause=all&article=all&show_results=Show+Results Sort it by black, then by white. Then tell me that more minorities are in jail just because of police bias... Then tell me that a person previously convicted of a violent crime should continue to be able to carry a gun. It isn't racism that causes minorities to commit a disproportionate amount of crime. Blame it on culture, demographics or whatever else you want, but the cold facts remain. As long as the laws don't target people based on race, there are no grounds to claim that the justice system is targeting people based on race. …

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- 21 Aug 08
- 7:02 pm
Claiming that something is biased against blacks on the basis that it is complicated speaks volumes... The way I see it, gun licenses are cumbersomely crafted to deter all but the most determined from doing the leg work. I see no indication that the gun control in DC is racially motivated. It is an ELITIST way of thumbing their nose as the SCOTUS. If you noticed, they are also banning semi auto pistols since they are clearly not handguns. That leaves revolvers, which tend to be cheaper and equally suited for crime, but less functional for self defense.

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- 23 Aug 08
- 2:50 pm
What the supreme court did was the only measure of justice for those of us who feel that we have a right to defense, but submit to unconstitutional laws for fear of having to serve jail time. Criminals could care less since the weapons charge is a drop in the bucket if they get caught. All the problems with gun control stem back to the I can but you can't elitism attitudes. First it was whites vs minorities, now it's government vs civilians. It was wrong and caused long term problems then, and it is wrong and is laying the foundation …

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