The Second Amendment's Second Class Citizens Summary

The author of the article, “The Second Amendment’s Second Class Citizens,” speaks about his belief that the second amendment of the constitution doesn't apply to black people in America. My position on this topic is that I agree with him because history has proven that black people are much more likely to be punished for practicing their right to bear arms than white people are. Prior to reading Negroes with Guns, by Robert F. Williams, my main source of knowledge of the Civil Rights Movement came from what was taught to me in the public schooling system. I was taught about Martin Luther King jr. and how he stressed the importance of nonviolence through sit ins, rallies, peaceful protests, and marches. While learning about this time period in high school, not once did it ever occur to me that that these black activists could inflict harm on those who attacked them as a form of self defense. While reading Negroes with Guns, I was absolutely blown away by the fact that there were groups of people who were raising guns to police officers and members of mobs. I believe that I never once thought that the black man could shoot back because I unconsciously knew, before even thinking about it, that the second amendment did not and still does not apply to us.
If a white man is to be seen in a public setting, especially in the south, with a handgun strapped to his holster, the average bystander would most likely think that he is simply a man who is expressing is freedom. But when a black man is in that same public setting, that same bystander will more than likely assuming that he is going to use to to inflict fear or harm on someone. This double standard is one of the few ways that black people are still oppressed in today’s day and