The Mulford Act, which was signed into law by Governor Reagan in 1967, repealed open carry in the state of California. The history behind the act is not complicated, as this Esquire piece makes clear. Simply put, Republicans didn't like Black Americans having the freedom to openly carry guns in public. It scared them.
Since 9/11 white right-wing terrorists have killed twice as many Americans as radical Islamists. Yet, no one is talking about banning open carry laws.
Think about this the next time you're told that everyone's right to open carry is absolute.
- Mark
P.S. Late addition, this is from The New Yorker ...
P.S. Late addition, this is from The New Yorker ...
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| “We’re not terrorists; we just want what any true patriot wants: to take down the United States of America.” |
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