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"An 1840 statute provided: That if any free Negro, mulatto, or free person of color, shall wear or carry about his or her person, or keep in his or her house, any shot gun, musket, rifle, pistol, sword, dagger or Bowie-knife, unless he or she shall have obtained a license therefore from the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of his or her county, within one year preceding the wearing, keeping or carrying therefore, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be indicted therefore."

The year 1840 is not all that long ago in the grand scheme of things. This article is a real eye opener. At that time they did not justify gun control as a safety issue for the general population, but as a means to control one group of people. Only a government that fears its citizens wants to disarm them.

6 posted on 09/08/2002 12:44:48 PM PDT by Blue Screen of Death

To: Blue Screen of Death

You should also be aware New York's infamous Sullivan Law was enacted primarily to keep "the rabble" from bearing arms against the powerful.

7 posted on 09/08/2002 1:00:05 PM PDT by genefromjersey

To: Blue Screen of Death

Control over others is a hallmark of gooberment. Whether it be victim disarmament laws or drug prohibition laws, the intent is identical... and WRONG!

12 posted on 09/08/2002 4:05:25 PM PDT by dcwusmc

To: Blue Screen of Death

TRUE!

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29 posted on 09/09/2002 9:03:31 AM PDT by stand watie

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