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Originally Posted by 1480
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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter
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I read the article twice and may be missing something. There were never any laws passed by the federal government that prohibited negros from possessing firearms. In fact they passed acts that prohibited states from enacting or enforcing these "black codes." The 14th amendment solidified this. |
I just now read it, and got the same thing. It was the states that tried to do it, and congress only passed laws overriding the state laws.