As 400 Years shows, there have been key moments in the US past when white Americans have actively demanded gun control — and, not surprisingly, those moments had to do with fear of people color owning guns.
The history of attitudes towards gun ownership in the US is deeply intertwined with racism — as the rush of white Americans to buy guns when Barack Obama became president tells us loudly and clearly.
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https://400years.substack.com/p/when-white-america-demanded-gun-control