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Gun Control & RKBA

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)

10. I remember watching a Youtube video

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 07:43 PM

Jun 2018

wherein a white man was walking with a weapon on his shoulder. The police drove by.

Then, a black man walked by, again, with a weapon on his shoulder. The reaction by the police was quite different.

This experiment was conducted by a group to show how the police react to different scenarios.

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Repost from LGBT Group: Gay Americans are arming themselves to stay alive [View all] friendly_iconoclast Jun 2018 OP

What could go wrong? eom guillaumeb Jun 2018 #1

A rather vague innuendo-maybe you could explain your 'concerns' about this for us... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2018 #2

I thought it was quite clear. guillaumeb Jun 2018 #3

We are all free to choose unarmed self-defense at any time friendly_iconoclast Jun 2018 #4

I remember watching a Youtube video guillaumeb Jun 2018 #10

Uneven support for rights does not indicate those rights shouldn't be exercised, IMHO friendly_iconoclast Jun 2018 #12

Agreed. eom guillaumeb Jun 2018 #13

number one reason to own a gun? protect one's self from gun owners. nt msongs Jun 2018 #5

Except gejohnston Jun 2018 #6

Your interlocutor seems to have 'forgotten' the always-popular-with-violent-bigots 'group assault' friendly_iconoclast Jun 2018 #7

Expecting the average joe... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2018 #8

So, you're protecting yourself from yourself??? nt yagotme Jun 2018 #11

K&R! DashOneBravo Jun 2018 #9