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Love Your Gun? Thank the Black Panthers

marshaul

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This was classic Alynski tactics by the Black Panthers. "Make the Opposition follow their rules". The Panther's, ideologically, were basically Communists. The idea was to push the government into being more repressive, to start a race war. They were successful in pushing the government far enough to get more gun control passed in California.

I recall reading, (will see if I can find the source), that when the bill was coming up for a vote, the panthers showed up at the legislature with loaded shotguns and carbines.

What seemed problematic was now a certainty. The law passed with plenty of votes.

There is no skirt so short that it forces a rapists's hands.
 

Grapeshot

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This was classic Alynski tactics by the Black Panthers. "Make the Opposition follow their rules". The Panther's, ideologically, were basically Communists. The idea was to push the government into being more repressive, to start a race war. They were successful in pushing the government far enough to get more gun control passed in California.

I recall reading, (will see if I can find the source), that when the bill was coming up for a vote, the panthers showed up at the legislature with loaded shotguns and carbines.

What seemed problematic was now a certainty. The law passed with plenty of votes.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...lcmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZP8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1072,5010951

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUQIYLQ2rbk
 
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