Ronald Reagan on gun control...

[Pluvious]

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[Hoyt]

1. And notice how he said "at home," not toting in public like today's ammosexuals

[yonder]

5. Good point.

I can already hear the Fake News mantra from the right.

[cbabe]

2. Reagan keeping guns from black panthers

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16678048

Reagan pushes gun control to keep guns from black panthers
2 MAY 1967 - Gov. RONALD REAGAN RUNS from BLACK PANTHERS PROTESTING GUN BAN


https://m.youtube.com/watchv=pVbibHJurm0

It’s largely forgotten now, but 50 years ago, it created a national sensation. It even caused the National Rifle Association and Ronald Reagan to back a gun-control bill authored by a Republican.

Tuesday is the 50th anniversary of the May 2, 1967 “invasion” of the state Capitol by two dozen gun-toting Black Panthers. Carrying rifles, pistols and shotguns, and wearing dark glasses, leather jackets and berets, they marched up the front steps and into the Capitol to demonstrate their opposition to an anti-gun bill by Oakland Republican Don Mulford (1915-2000).

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Reagan quickly signed the bill. He was quoted as saying “There’s no reason why on the street today a citizen should be carrying loaded weapons.”

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https://capitolweekly.net/black-panthers-armed-capitol/

[Hoyt]

3. Now, we need to push it to keep gunz from white wingers.

[Frasier Balzov]

4. Reagan was shot by a white guy.

Did it bring him to a new level of understanding that guns and ammunition in the hands of the public was the problem?

[LeftInTX]

7. No! It seemed to do the opposite!

[Frasier Balzov]

8. Same for Steve Scalise.

Slow learners.

[cbabe]

9. Scalise, racist homophobe, saved by

black lesbian member of his secret service detail. She was shot for her efforts. And he never changed his political stance.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/crystal-griner-steve-scalise/

[NotTodayPutin]

6. Well... to be accurate.

The semi-auto versions of AKs and ARs are not machine guns.

But could easily be covered by an assault weapons ban. Mag capacity limitations etc