To: Redcloak
The fact is, the slaves were always able to have guns in the South...
To: Cacophonous
Good point.. another thing you don't learn in history class!
7 posted on
01/21/2003 9:05:47 AM PST by
cyborg
To: Cacophonous
Given the Dread Scott decision, I don't believe that's an entirely accurate portrayal of the facts.
To: Cacophonous
That simply isn't true. Race based gun laws date back to at least 1640 (Virginia). These laws were repeatedly upheld on the theory that slaves weren't citizens. (Dred Scott v. Sanford, etc.)
9 posted on
01/21/2003 9:10:24 AM PST by
Redcloak
(Tag, you're it!)
To: Cacophonous
The fact is, the slaves were always able to have guns in the South ... Not true.
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