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Guns & Violence In American Way of Life (none / 0)

Guns and race: The different worlds of black and white Americans | Brookings - Dec. 2015 |

Gun deaths also vary dramatically by type. The vast majority (77 percent) of white gun deaths are suicides; less than one in five (19 percent) is a homicide. These figures are nearly opposite in the black population, where only 14 percent of gun deaths are suicides but 82 percent are homicides.

Government Report From 1967 ...

Firearms & Violence In American Way of Life

Firearms have long been an important part of .American life. For many years the armed citizen-soldier was the country's first line of defense; the "Kentucky" long rifle opened the frontier; the Winchester repeater "won the West~'; and the Colt revolver·'made men equal."

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Wed May 25th, 2022 at 05:25:46 PM EST
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Abbott Uvalde Briefing Red v. Blue (none / 0)

Politician Beto O'Rourke interrupts Governor Greg Abbott's press conference about the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting and is escorted out pic.twitter.com/WdoxWxJmwm
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 25, 2022

Texas will entertain NRA Conference this week ... before the children are buried.

Trump, Abbott, Cruz scheduled to speak at NRA convention in Houston this weekend

Twitter @Uvalde_CISD

Close to Mexican border ...

Demographics Uvalde County, Tx - 70% Hispanic

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Wed May 25th, 2022 at 09:05:20 PM EST
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Re: Abbott Uvalde Briefing Red v. Blue (none / 0)

Such pictures are also common among Israeli settlers who teach their young children to use guns, which they later use to kill and maim Palestinians. [_link]
— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) May 26, 2022

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 03:17:59 PM EST
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Police Failed to Stop Gun Rampage (none / 0)

"Go in there! Go in there!" nearby women shouted at the officers soon after the attack began, said Juan Carranza, 24, who saw the scene from across the street from Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde. Carranza said the officers did not go in. [_link]
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) May 26, 2022

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 03:28:57 PM EST
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Police Failed to Stop Gun Rampage (none / 0)

Law enforcement authorities in Texas are facing questions and criticism over how much time elapsed before they stormed an Uvalde elementary school classroom and put a stop to the rampage by a gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers.[_link]
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) May 26, 2022

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 03:30:03 PM EST
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Police Failed to Stop Rampage (none / 0)

Texas police change key details as criticism mounts [_link]
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 27, 2022

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Fri May 27th, 2022 at 06:50:32 PM EST
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Texas police made 'wrong decision' waiting outside classroom, says official [_link]
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 27, 2022

"The wrong decision": Texas DPS says local police made crucial error as school shooting continued | Texas Tribune |

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Fri May 27th, 2022 at 06:52:21 PM EST
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Re: Guns & Violence In American Way of (4.00 / 2)

"Firearms have long been an important part of .American life. For many years the armed citizen-soldier was the country's first line of defense; the "Kentucky" long rifle opened the frontier; the Winchester repeater "won the West~'; and the Colt revolver·'made men equal." "

Largely nonsense. In the "Wild West", you had to check your arms with the sheriff when entering town. The "right to bear arms" seems to have been invented by the gun manufacturers when they were about to lose business when the Civil War ended.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 07:10:40 AM EST
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Re: Violence In American Way of (4.00 / 2)

The immediate cause of the Gunfight at the OK Corral was that the Cowboy contingent had refused to check their firearms at the marshal's office as required by ordinance. Up through the 1960s it was generally accepted that local jurisdictions could regulate both open and concealed carry in public places. Then two things happened: 1) cities started passing tight restrictions and outright bans, 2) and the laws started getting enforced against whites. Certain elements of the citizenry were outraged, the NRA happily started a campaign to reinterpret the 2nd Amendment, and eventually the black-robed fascists on the Extreme Court obliged.

by rifek on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 05:12:46 PM EST
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Manifest Destiny, Westward expansion, Slavery and Free States

Civil War introduced the number of weapons, munitions and their development. The Mexican War and cattle wrestling, cowboys and lawlessness along the frontier.

In the late 1950s I grew up with TV series of the Old West, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday in Tombstone Territory, and Maverick. How legends have become heroes larger than life.

History of the American West: The Reality of Guns and the Wild West
Though limited in use, the 1860 Henry proved itself a wicked weapon in the Civil War. But its devastating effect was perhaps best demonstrated in another heralded American battle -- the Little Bighorn.
Armed with the brass-receiver beauties, among other repeaters, Sioux and Cheyenne warriors utterly devastated the 7th Cavalry. Some archaeological evidence points to 134 firearms in the hands of the Indians, 62 of them Henrys.
The cavalry, on the other hand, was armed with single-shot Springfield Model 1873 rifles firing the now-notorious copper cartridges -- known to expand and jam the breech. So it seems George Armstrong Custer and his men weren't only outnumbered that late June day, they were also vastly outgunned.

... and we haven't touched on the genocide of the indigenous people across North America. The Residential schools are a permanent stain on those times.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 08:26:55 AM EST
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Tombstone: Striking It Rich In Silver Mines (none / 0)

Pissed of ex Confederate Rebels, ruthless highwaymen, corrupted law enforcement officials, crooked RR land deals, and the plight of small ranchers vs the big business ranchers... Tombstone is but a microcosm, of what life was like in the post Civil War western US Territories. from the tales of lawmen vs highwaymen on the Mullan Road, in Montana, on down to the Lincoln County War, in New Mexico, you can find similar incredible tales.

The Messed Up Truth About The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 26th, 2022 at 10:25:47 PM EST
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