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007--License to carry

Gun laws are inherently racist. They are designed to keep guns where they belong, in the hands of white men.

Think about it. Getting a concealed carry permit is expensive, and time-consuming. This makes it harder for those in the lower income levels to get one, and harder to justify for their limited budgets. Sure, there are black folks with the financial resources to purchase legal firearms, and to be able to afford permits, but statistically speaking, there are fewer of them. That's how modern racism works, like voter suppression schemes and legislative redistricting; not by outright denial of rights, but by exploiting social conditions to statistically achieve a similar result. Besides, black folks with money are just like us anyway. We don't care if they're armed!

In states where the gun must be registered in order to get a permit, this pretty much disenfranchises and disarms all those folks who can't afford to go to a licensed dealer and buy a legal piece. It used to be black folks were always allowed to own guns, but they rarely could afford to buy one, which kept most of them unarmed.

By restricting firearms ownership to non-felons, it further denies the right to bear arms to the black community, which has a disproportionally higher percentage of members with convictions and jail time. Maybe we could get Rand Paul to work on this, as he is doing for the right to vote. After all, after you pay your debt to society, the slate should be wiped clean and the ex-con should have the ability to start fresh. This approach has the added benefit of letting a lot of white ex-cons re-arm themselves, too.

Since legal guns and permits are expensive, one way we can get around to arming the poorer classes is to institute gun-subsidy programs. Provide government funding to those who can't afford firearms so they too can exercise their second amendment rights. We have food stamps, government housing, welfare, legal aid, Medicaid, why not guns too? If we have a right to arm ourselves, then we have an obligation to arm those of us who who can't. There are commercial groups which advocate universal firearms ownership, and some localities have even tried requiring every household to have one, Surely, this is not fair unless those who can't afford a gun are given aid to help them acquire one.

Give me some time to think up a few more of these. I'm just getting started.

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