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Gun Control & RKBA

bluestateguy

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6. What if a local liscencing board was racist, homophobic or anti-Muslim?

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 11:25 AM

Dec 2015

And that board conveniently denied gun licenses to blacks, gays and Muslims?

Gun control can be reasonable and do good things as a public policy, but it can also be used to further overtly bigoted objectives.

Be careful .

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Michigan law takes effect eliminating gun license screening by local boards [View all] SecularMotion Dec 2015 OP

And now it's even easier to get a gun. n/t tazkcmo Dec 2015 #1

that is for carry permits, not to own or purchase gejohnston Dec 2015 #2

Thank you. tazkcmo Dec 2015 #3

Excellent news....thanks SecMo. Kang Colby Dec 2015 #4

"The law was passed to disarm the negro laborers." FL S. Court, 1941 ruling. Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #5

What if a local liscencing board was racist, homophobic or anti-Muslim? bluestateguy Dec 2015 #6

Face to face before an arbitrary ruling... krispos42 Dec 2015 #7

Yup, that was exactly the intent behind NC's discretionary purchase permit system. benEzra Dec 2015 #8