[Turret Gunner A20]

I would agree that racism plays a smaller part in the gun ban movement than it used to, but it is still a factor. Any time someone uses the term “Saturday Night Special,” they are using a racist term whether they know it or not.

As far as I have been able to determine, "Saturday Night Special" is a term applied to cheaply made, inexpensive hand guns; easily avilable to rich and poor alike, black/white/tan/yellow/red alike, and even the ladies can get one if they so desire.

What is racist about that?

[Bob]

As far as I have been able to determine, "Saturday Night Special" is a term applied to cheaply made, inexpensive hand guns; easily avilable to rich and poor alike, black/white/tan/yellow/red alike, and even the ladies can get one if they so desire.

What is racist about that?

While that's what it's generally accepted to mean now, you appear to be unaware of origins of the term: It was originally called a "Ni**ertown Saturday Night Special". Over the years, the first word has been dropped from the description. I can recall my father using the full term in the early to mid 1950s.

[Disambiguator]

The term itself is racist, as it is a reference to “’n-word’-town Saturday night.”

Check out the Urban Dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=SATURDAY+NIGHT+SPECIAL

[Lurker]

As far as I have been able to determine, "Saturday Night Special" is a term applied to cheaply made, inexpensive hand guns;

It's racist as most of the folks who can only afford inexpensive handguns are the poor. Ask any lib and they'll tell you that the poor are predominately black.

L