Black gun owners plan pro-Second Amendment walk

The Oklahoman ^ | 19 June, 2020 | Adam Kemp

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They will be arriving in peace, and hoping to carry a message.

Omar Chatman, 41, is one of the organizers for 1,000 brothers and sisters in arms, a pro-Second Amendment walk planned for Saturday led primarily by Black gun owners in Oklahoma.

The demonstration, which will begin at 2 p.m. at Ralph Ellison Memorial Library, is intended to bring attention to the fact that Black Americans’ constitutional rights to carry firearms are not often respected, Chatman said.

All are welcome to march in solidarity with the group, which expects between 200 and 300 people to attend in what they are saying will be a peaceful mile walk to the Governor's Mansion.

“As an African American, it’s important to send a message to the governor and president that we aren’t going to allow people to come into our communities and brutalize us,” Chatman said. “That goes for corrupt police officers, white supremacists and criminals. Criminals have no color. It doesn’t matter if you are a Black man, white man, Asian or Hispanic.

“If you come into our community, know we are armed.”

Many in attendance on Saturday are expected to be openly carrying firearms, which is legal. In Oklahoma, citizens age 21 or older can carry a firearm in public without a permit, and active duty military personnel or veterans age 18 or older are allowed to carry a firearm in public without a permit.

Felons, persons adjudicated with mental illness or those with domestic violence convictions are prohibited from carrying a firearm, according to Oklahoma’s Constitutional Carry Law, which went into effect in November.

Overall, four in 10 Americans say there is a firearm in their household, according to a 2017 study by Pew Research Center. Broken down by race, 24% of African Americans say they personally own a gun,

[Deplorable American1776]

The spokesperson should have said ‘Corrupt Police Officers of ANY COLOR’! Oh well...I hope their rally will not be ruined by Anti American moronic jackasses...

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

****is intended to bring attention to the fact that Black Americans’ constitutional rights to carry firearms are not often respected, Chatman said. ***

Reminds meof the Dred Scott Decision which led to the Civil War, in which Judge Taney listed the rights blacks would have if they were considered US Citizens.

“It would give to persons of the negro race, who were recognised as citizens in any one State of the Union, the right to enter every other State whenever they pleased, singly or in companies, without pass or passport, and without obstruction, to sojourn there as long as they pleased, to go where they pleased at every hour of the day or night without molestation, unless they committed some violation of law for which a white man would be punished;

and it would give them the full liberty of speech in public and in private upon all subjects upon which its own citizens might speak; to hold public meetings upon political affairs,
and to KEEP AND CARRY ARMS wherever they went.”

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0060_0393_ZO.html

[DiogenesLamp]

Fastest growing group of gun owners are blacks. I know many. We need to support and join with all like minded Americans. We will only win this if we do.

Word needs to go out. If you carry a gun, get yourself a concealed carry badge to wear on your belt next to it.

The presence of a badge will give the cops pause, and may save your life.

[DiogenesLamp]

Law abiding gun owners don’t care about color. Were it feasible for me, I would go to that rally and support them.

[EEGator]

Then why is it called Black Gun owners?
They can pound sand.

[catnipman]

as a group, blacks need firearms for self-protection more than most any other group because so many blacks live in poorer neighborhoods infested by violent and dangerous drug gangs and other criminals ... and the more law-abiding gun owners in our big tent, the better ... and that big tent includes all genders, ages, cultures, necessities, and socio- economic status ...