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Right To Bear Arms....Except Blacks and Latino
Many Americans are adamant about their right to bear arms, but a new gun law in Illinois would affectively curb that right for black and Latino citizens.
- The bill moving through the Illinois General Assembly would prohibit any person or business from selling a firearm to a so-called "street gang member," even if the person has passed a Brady Law F-B-I background check. Making such a sale would result in Class One felony charges and possible jail time for the seller.
- Illinois State Rifle Association exec Richard Pearson says, "[This bill] promotes racial profiling at its worst. Popular culture has branded urban minorities with the 'gangsta' stereotype."
Comment
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Comment by Danielle McDowell on March 18, 2010 at 12:34pm
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Gangstas don't need guns, no matter the racial identitiy!
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Comment by Carla Michelle DeCourcey on March 16, 2010 at 10:55am
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Not surprising. And in the state from which our President, a black man, hails. But, if you will, think back to the crack epidemic. It wasn't considered a real issue until white people started becoming crack addicts. As long as it was in the black community, destroying black lives, it was just considered a black problem.
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Comment by Dominique Lamar Thomas on March 16, 2010 at 8:58am
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Is This New Bill Really Saying That Blacks And Latinos Cannot Own Guns Or Am I Reading The Headline The Wrong Way?
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