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Re: L.A.'s Colored Fear The .50 Cal Rifles

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From: Chuck Hearn
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 12:27
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anglo2a@aol.com (Anglo2A) wrote in message news:<20020928024721.29910.00006932@mb-mb.aol.com>...
> WHITE GUN OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA
> "Protecting minorities from minorities"
> 
> Los Angeles, September 26, 2002
> 
>   Mark Ridley-Thomas's city council district includes Watts and other
> high-crime areas of South-Central Los Angeles. Ridley-Thomas authored the
> recently passed ordinance banning possession of .50 caliber rifles. The colored
> councilman admitted that gun crimes involving .50 caliber rifles were
> non-existent, but cited the guns' long-range effectiveness as a threat to his
> community.
> 
>   "I'm nervous about all those rich, white NRA types who live up in the hills,"
> he said, relaxing in his Aeron chair with the oversized autographed picture of
> Angela Davis hanging behind him. "I'm talking about someone like old Charley
> Heston who lives up in Hollywood. Suppose he forgets he's not out on the rifle
> range and starts bangin' at my hood." The colored councilman went on to say
> that his council district was also at a tactical disadvantage since it was all
> flatlands. With his voice rising throughout, Ridley-Thomas said, "We're
> surrounded by hills everywhere where lots of rich white redneck gun owners like
> John Milius and Steve Segal live. They can cap us from 5 miles away with those
> big, expensive guns they've got. What are we supposed to fight back with - all
> we've got is AK's, AR's and Uzis!"
> 
>   Ridley-Thomas also chastised certain elements of his fellow coloreds for not
> contributing to arm his district,  apparently referring to the city's black rap
> aristocracy. "The brothers could have used some help from the wealthy artists
> they support," said the councilman in a scolding tone. "I wonder if they think
> we can defend the hood from the snipers in Beverly Hills and Palos Verdes
> Estates with Raven 25's. Once they make it, they forget where they came from."
> 
>   Ridley-Thomas went on to say that he felt banning these guns was of paramount
> importance to the city and ranked it as far more important than issues such as
> why 75% of all black children in his district are born out of wedlock, and way
> above why only 1 in 3 high school juniors within the district could read above
> fourth-grade level. "all that other stuff is also the white man's fault," he
> said. "I know damn well that the KKK has secret radio transmitters up by the
> Hollywood sign that make 22 year-old Alonzo knock up 14 year-old La Shonda."
> Ridley-Thomas also felt totally confident that Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn
> would sign the ordinance. "Slam dunk," the councilman gloated. "I asked Jimbo
> how he'd feel if one of the niggers he'd put in jail as city attorney got ahold
> of a .50 caliber rifle." "That white boy just about shit on the spot," he
> cackled.
> 
> 
> 
> RKBA - It's A White Thing


Dat's right.

Chuck
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