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I'm gunna go ahead and assume it was due to them being conservative white guys with guns.

>>chipot+(OP)
Turns out guns are important for protecting yourself against government overreach and abuse. Who knew?

>>jtbayl+vh
Judging by how black people _thought_ to have guns are treated, I’d say white skin is better at protecting you.

>>jkestn+os
I would say that is correct.

(Fascinating trivia: California allowed open carry until the Mulford Act in 1967 restricted it -- directly in response to the Black Panthers practicing it. The Act was signed into law by Ronald Reagan, with the explicit support of the National Rifle Association.)

>>jtbayl+vh
Fun fact, the reason why california banned open carry was to prevent the black neighborhoods in Oakland from policing themselves as armed citizens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulford_Act

>>jtbayl+vh
Guns work very well when you're white. Not so well when you're black.