PA Bill Number: HB1661
Title: Further providing for schedules of controlled substances; and providing for secure storage of xylazine.
Description: Further providing for schedules of controlled substances; and providing for secure storage of xylazine. ...
Last Action: Act No. 17 of 2024
Last Action Date: May 15, 2024
Gun Control Myth About MLK and the Second Amendment Debunked :: 01/17/2017
Gun control advocates are quick to use MLK Day as a means of promoting their political agenda. They use King’s belief in peace as a means of arguing against the use of firearms.
What do these activists fail to realize? In 1956, MLK applied for a concealed carry permit for self-defense but was ultimately denied under Alabama’s “may issue” state statute.
In 2014, NRA News’ Colion Noir explained how Dr. King’s CCW application was denied.
The NRA has a history of supporting civil rights. The group set up gun trainings for African Americans, when they were being harassed by the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1960s.
In fact, the NAACP in Monroe, NC, brought in the NRA to train its members. The training allowed one of the NAACP heads to successfully defend themselves against a KKK attack. No one was harmed and the attack was thwarted.
Maybe gun control advocates should dig deeper into their history, before trying to turn tables and incorrectly use American heroes for their advantage.
Beth Baumann is a public relations professional in Northern Idaho. Beth is a campaign veteran who has worked on numerous state and federal elections. In 2014, she was the Communications Assistant for the American Conservative Union, where she helped plan and execute media relations strategies for CPAC 2014. She is an avid Second Amendment supporter and advocate and loves fishing in her free time. You can follow her on Twitter at @eb454.
