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CMV: Black Panthers are the prime example for 2A

The title sums it up. But I'll dig a little deeper.

The Second Amendment is: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Now, we can argue about what exactly means. However, advocates of 2A particularly lock in on the "security of a free State" part. 

Back in the day, the Black Panthers exercised their Rights to protest (and kinda intimidate) law enforcement abusing their power. 

People didn't like this. So Gun Control laws were put into place and restricted access to firearms in areas this was happening (such as California). 

I'd love for anyone to try to change my mind. But, I feel pretty strongly that Gun Control laws are largely racist, primarily focused in areas that have high POC populations, are ineffective, and that minority groups like the Black Panthers are the perfect example why these Rights should be protected unconditionally. 

(First post here...Thanks all!)
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I agree that the black Panthers are possibly the best example of bad gun control laws. It was pretty obvious that the gun restrictions passed by Reagan in California were focused exclusively on stopping black people from having guns/armed protests/etc, and that's wrong. 

That said, the fact that this is the best (worst?) example is not a great case for the 2a. The black Panthers were largely unsuccessful at creating social change compared to their unarmed counterparts, and i can only imagine the carnage that would result if a group like the black panthers started operating today. Carrying a weapon is certainly not something that makes a black person less likely to be shot by police today.