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I participated in a 2-day Undoing Racism workshop last week and learned that guns were prohibited to Black & POC as early as 1705 when the Virginia assembly passed “An act concerning Servants and Slaves”, a set of new laws regarding indentured servants and slaves.
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Section XXXV stated "That no slave go armed with gun, sword, club, staff, or other weapon, nor go from off the plantation and seat of land where such slave shall be appointed to live, without a certificate of leave in writing, for so doing, from his or her master, mistress, or overseer..."
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"Indentured servants were men and women who signed a contract (also known as an indenture or a covenant) by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia and, once they arrived, food, clothing, and shelter. "
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History shows us the deadly intersection of White supremacy and gun violence. To understand our country's obsession of guns we must examine racism and the need for White power and control. It is not a coincidence that gun violence
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affects historically marginalized communities, including racial and ethnic groups, women, and LGBTQ+ people at much higher rates.

"For decades, the gun lobby has not only enabled access to guns by anti-government and white supremacist extremists through its advocacy against common-sense gun laws,
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but has also worked to harness their fixation on guns to shore up its own political power; in doing so, the gun lobby has amplified extreme-right politics to new and broader audiences."
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It can all feel so overwhelming but there are things we can do to move forward. We must continue to work to dismantle the system just as those before us have been doing (and it's a very racist, complex one). Volunteer with an organization that aligns with your goals and interests.
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Gun violence intersects with just about every issue whether it be domestic violence, food insecurity, health, poverty, unemployment, suicide, drugs, etc.

There are solutions. We have to vote for people who will serve with the people's best interest—and not their pockets—and go from there.
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Excellent truth in history. Thank you for this
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William Turner
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This spout was removed because the account associated with it was suspended.
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b in the pnw
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Good article, this excerpt goes back even further to 1680 - where slaves were prohibited of owning guns.
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