The unrest in Ferguson, Missouri has inspired some groups of urban blacks to exercise their Second Amendment rights and open carry rights in states where they exist. The #BlackOpenCarry hashtag was met with near unanimous support from conservatives and 2A activists despite a few differences of opinion about politics.
Solidarity with #Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/VfdwoL6Y2F
— Huey P. Newton Gun Club – Alpha Company (@HueyGunClub) August 21, 2014
#blackopencarry = #opencarry. Every law-abiding American has the natural right of self protection under 2A regardless of ethnicity.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/Cafazza/status/502293334266609664
https://twitter.com/oooitsleah/status/502290326229237760
#blackopencarry preparing to head down Oakland in south Dallas pic.twitter.com/LfUowucoV3
— Shaun Rabb (@shaunrabbfox4) August 20, 2014
https://twitter.com/Travesham/status/502292946289688576
https://twitter.com/oooitsleah/status/502292781285769216
I'm totally in favor of #BlackOpenCarry like all fans of the Constitution. The Second Amendment applies to every American. #2A
— jon gabriel (@exjon) August 21, 2014
#BlackOpenCarry movement is good. Blacks are unfairly targeted by #police who disrespect their 2nd & 4th Amendment rights.
— Matt Soleyn (@MattSoleyn) August 21, 2014
#BlackOpenCarry is a wonderful idea. So is Brown, Yellow and White Open Carry. Rights are Rights
— kenashimame (@kenashimame) August 21, 2014
We think it is time for #blackopencarry across the US. Then maybe the police state will pay attention to the issue. #Ferguson #Dallas
— Huey P. Newton Gun Club – Alpha Company (@HueyGunClub) August 21, 2014
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Naturally there was some political friction between constituencies that often vote opposite each other. It really had nothing to do with thinking race somehow determines whether someone has the same 2nd Amendment rights though. The differences were about labeling and underlying politics.
History of the US is friend at first, and then enemy once you oppose the gov policies, except for Blacks. Its always been against us,
— Huey P. Newton Gun Club – Alpha Company (@HueyGunClub) August 21, 2014
why does it have to be #blackopencarry why not just #citizenopencarry seriously sick of labels people, shit won't change til that does
— Jeremy (@mojomonkey_12) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/RickCanton/status/502295349281968128
https://twitter.com/SerahOke/status/502294295311695872
https://twitter.com/ModernLeftist2/status/502292224114032640
They are more often killed by black murderers @ModernLeftist2 #BlackOpenCarry #ferguson #mikebrown
— #BackToWorkNOW ❌?? (@FLNJ312) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/ModernLeftist2/status/502294086267596803
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/502306463101222912
Conservatives tend to oppose hyphenated labels and identity politics in general, and urban blacks naturally have a different concept from rural whites as to what they may need to defend themselves from. None of that should matter if the question is about exercising a Constitutionally protected natural right. You shouldn’t have to justify why you want to defend yourself any more than you should have to justify why you want to speak or assemble freely. Your average pro-2A tea party activist isn’t necessarily going to have the same reasons for wanting to exercise his gun rights as a member of the Huey P Newton Gun Club. It doesn’t matter as long as they’re both law abiding citizens.
Good on @HueyGunClub for getting this #blackopencarry thing started. Respect.
— Michael Letterle⇶ (@mletterle) August 21, 2014
We need to move to where society can see a black person with a gun and not automatically think they are criminal #blackopencarry #2a #tcot
— Gene Craig (@_EugeneCraig) August 21, 2014
@hoodcons I'm glad there are #BlackOpenCarry groups out there. People deserve to be able to protect themselves.
— Taylor Millard (@TaylorMVLR) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/oooitsleah/status/502292512963170305
Remember, the first gun control laws in the 19th century and in th 1960s were targeted at African-Americans. I stand with #blackopencarry
— CCP Delenda Est (@TheKevinBoyd) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/aheram/status/502291263488417792
Same conservatives quiet on #blackopencarry going to be on Tv and radio tom talking bout B on B crime and #Ferguson but *inserts kermit*
— Gene Craig (@_EugeneCraig) August 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/502277631493308416
True, but the remember that it was only a couple of months ago that the NRA called open carry demonstrations “downright weird” then had to retract after a lot of bad press. No one should expect the NRA to be vocally supportive of such demonstrations or ascribe any racial motives.
https://twitter.com/hboulware/status/502284315653603328
The question is whether members of the black open carry movement will continue to support Democrats who overwhelmingly support curtailing everyone’s Second Amendment rights.
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