The Ugly History of Democrats, Gun Control and Race

The Second Amendment was not used to enforce oppression in America. Gun control was created to give free rein to slavers and later the Klan.

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by Rod D. Martin
August 25, 2025

In recent weeks, multiple states have filed suit to overturn the odious National Firearms Act, which has established an unconstitutional national firearms registry since its passage in 1934. The FDR-era Supreme Court upheld it, but only as an exercise of the taxing power. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill eliminated the tax, thus rendering that decision moot. The NFA will almost certainly be overturned next year.

I note this with much gloating. But my aim today (see what I did there?) is not at the NFA itself, but at its defenders, who as they seemingly must always do, have made the issue about race.

Oh the irony.

One example, from one of my more antagonistic correspondents:

Gun ownership also played a large role in preserving slavery and slaves...The CSA fought with guns, am I right? They used their 2d amendment rights to attempt secession... which was to preserve slavery. guns were used to …