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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America

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by Carol Anderson

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How do you square this with the origin of *gun control* in the Jim Crow South created by the Democrats (aka Dixiecrats)?
Miranda Stephen, the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791, long before Jim Crow. This isn't about political party. We know the Dixiecrats and Republicans wer…moreStephen, the Second Amendment was ratified in 1791, long before Jim Crow. This isn't about political party. We know the Dixiecrats and Republicans were racist. You need to do some reading. (less)
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