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Supreme Court to hear arguments over Mexican government's suit against U.S. gunmakers
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I think they would if more CEOs get gunned down.
Even then - I doubt it.
But it's probably still worth testing that experiment... for science
The NRA was suddenly in favor of gun control after the Black Panthers started patrolling with guns.
I despise the NRA but this kind of revisionist history needs to be called out.
First off prior to 1977 the NRA had an established history of supporting Gun Control. It didn't suddenly pop into being because of the Black Panthers.
Second when the Mulford Act was passed in 1967 it started a sea change at the NRA that culminated with the "Revolt at Cincinnati" in 1977. The NRA as an organization supported Mulford, like it had other Gun Control legislation for at least 50 years, but it's very clear that their membership did NOT and they took over the organization to keep it from continuing.
Today's NRA is a completely different beast than the one that existed in 1967. It's primary faults are that it got corrupt as fuck and that it's entirely silent whenever there's a conflict between lawful gun owners and law enforcement.
Regardless, the point stands. The NRA wasn't "suddenly in favor of gun control after the Black Panthers", it already had multi-decade history of supporting Gun Control.
Interesting history lesson.
So, is your stance that a leftwing armed resistance movement shooting CEOs wouldn't cause the right-wing gun lobby to support gun control like they used to?
Modern gun control laws started in response to black people arming themselves.
From the stamp act to reagan, to bill Clinton. Reagan specifically is why California is ahead of the rest of the US on laws banning firearms, because Reagan kicked it off while Governor.
Using the word "modern" lessens the message. Gun Control has always always always been about keeping minorities from arming themselves and the racist trash are still at it today.
https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/69d9d636-029c-4788-aee2-f6c306d72b39.jpeg
Can't have Black people walking around with the ability to defend themselves from murder.