(June 19, 2015 at 2:31 pm)abaris Wrote:(June 19, 2015 at 12:48 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Now, if only black people in America would all arm themselves and start carrying guns with them everywhere they went, then maybe some of the gun nuts would change their minds about guns.
Believe it or not, that was exactly the point one (black) guest made on Fox this morning. The pastor should have been armed, he said.
That is very easy to believe, as it is a standard thing for gun nuts to say. But for my idea to be tested, black people need to be armed and openly carry them everywhere they go. Seeing black men always with a gun would have an impact on how guns were perceived by many who advocate for the right to bear arms. If they have them at home, or hidden when out and about, then it will not have the visual impact necessary for what I am suggesting.
Of course, not all places allow for openly carrying guns, but in the places that do, it would very likely affect public attitudes toward guns.
The police seem to react differently to a white man carrying a gun and a black man carrying a gun:
http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/05/ho...pen-carry/
The video is interesting to watch:
My guess is, a different reaction to black people carrying guns is not unique to police.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
