We’ll admit that it’s an interesting read: HuffPost interviewed 11 black gun owners for its piece, “Why Black People Own Guns.” We’d be curious to read the author’s similar take on why white people own guns — the results would probably look a lot alike.
Still, we just can’t get on board with Julia Craven’s thesis:
So what does black gun ownership mean in a country so determined to keep its black populace unarmed? Since the 2016 election, interest in firearms has supposedly ticked upward in the black community. Gun shops and clubs link the interest to a desire for self-protection against the white supremacists emboldened by President Donald Trump’s election.
“A country” so determined to keep its black populace unarmed? Really? Um, remind us again who is most determined to keep guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens?
That said, people of all colors were taken aback by that headline.
Black people own guns because we are Americans and it’s our 2nd amendment right to bear arms. https://t.co/tuEcvfpnlq
— ? (@MJFinesseLover) January 4, 2018
Duh. More than 50,000 well-deserved likes for that tweet.
We really doing this today ? https://t.co/W6eoSX8a1c
— ? (@JayGottFans) January 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/LvckyLefty__/status/948659316730478592
Maybe the same reason white people own them? Maybe because the second amendment allows them to? Maybe we shouldn’t make everything a racial issue? Maybe stop creating divisions? https://t.co/moxXy581ao
— even stephán (@ILoveVeterans69) January 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/LaurenDoooley/status/949293698591866881
Something something #2ndAmendment something… https://t.co/YfCvcMmqpr
— Þe Tryptophan Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) January 5, 2018
The same reasons non-black people own them, I suspect. https://t.co/HJlJGrjo1y
— Bohemio: *Insert lame pun here* (@El__Bohemio) January 5, 2018
I'm assuming for the same reason white people own guns…for protection… but that's just an educated guess. https://t.co/8gFBR73wag
— ? Tina Montvna ? (@KoncreteRose_) January 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/BoraxCross/status/949092110426300421
https://twitter.com/aguyfromtx/status/949267223826354176
Black people own guns because they are Americans and the 2nd amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms. https://t.co/ypE1VVmvJ7
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) January 4, 2018
Because it's their right to own one, Why is that even a question? https://t.co/BdM4EphiUS
— Patrick Smith (@pat_smith73) January 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/solebrotherkab/status/949313333236305920
Because of the 2nd amendment. Why does your page exist is a better question. https://t.co/HTgozN4x4w
— Bill Ward (@flightmaster110) January 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/dontcallmepoc/status/949313180802613249
They own guns because the 2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution gives all citizens the right to bear arms. https://t.co/g3QHKvXAeu
— Sam Roberts (@RealSamRoberts) January 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/949287570827071488
https://twitter.com/HardOnDaHoez00/status/948573919803559938
Why *don't more* Black people own guns? https://t.co/arzgNm6uys
— #RIPBassemMasri ? (@Delo_Taylor) January 4, 2018
The real story is why aren’t more African Americans legal gun owners… https://t.co/CCemJMpdZw
— Brandon U. Johnson (@brandonujohnson) January 5, 2018
“As much as America loves her guns, she has never liked the idea of seeing them in black hands”…….
This is the first sentence in this laughably stupid article..@StacyOnTheRight https://t.co/CI0L94br5M
— Will. Power (@KIR_bigg50) January 4, 2018
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