Gun Rights in America

The New York Times on a time when Malcolm X had a gun:

Malcolm X may have a deservedly mixed reputation, but the famous photograph of him standing at the window, rifle in hand, insisting on black liberation “by any means necessary,” is about as American as it gets. It should be celebrated just like the “Don’t tread on me” Gadsden flag. By not making that connection, the movement is losing touch with one of its greatest triumphs and forsaking a prime illustration of why its cause is so just and so crucial.

I think the important thing to remember here is that when a white guy brandishes a gun he is a patriot, one of the "good guys", while a black man with a gun is of course a thug.

In America. 2014.