Racist Gun Control Laws Have Morphed Into Wanton Power Grab

Tom Knighton as a post over at Bearing Arms that talks about Gun Control's Racist Reality. Knighton's article in turn points to an article at National Review on the same topic. I have pointed out in the past that North Carolina's gun permit system was a Jim Crow era law designed to disarm blacks, while no white sheriff would ever deny a white person a gun. That law is still on the books. The sheriff's claim it brings in substantial revenue. But it still places a financial burden on a right, just as much as a poll tax would. If North Carolina wanted to repudiate its racists roots, it would get rid of this last Jim Crow era law, instead of tearing down statues that should remain as a reminder.

Knighton makes some good points here:

However, the reality is that every new gun control regulation will likely have a further impact on the black community. Especially the poor members of the black community. That’s just how it’s going to work.

Further, those who claim to care about minorities are also screaming about “defunding the police” while also calling for more gun control; laws that would have to be enforced by police. Honestly, it’s a wonder their heads don’t explode from the contradictory positions they hold.

Regardless, while some like to push gun control as somehow being good for the black community, the opposite is the case. It’s going to land a lot of young black men and women in prison for something that in and of itself isn’t actually wrong. Carrying a gun shouldn’t automatically come with a prison sentence.

When it does, its outcome sure as hell looks racist.

About the "wonder their heads don't explode" part: they don't explode because the Left seems accustomed to the sort of cognitive dissonance seen here. The fact that the original purpose of gun control laws was racism has morphed into taking as many firearms from as many law abiding people as possible so that they can control you and me with impunity. There is no legitimate law enforcement purpose behind these proposals. There is only a wanton power grab. They don't deserve it.

   

Update: From The Truth About Guns comes this short piece by Dan Zimmerman entitled Why Haven't Anti-Racists Targeted Gun Control Laws. It references the same NR article as Knighton does above.