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POWER AND GUNS (Protection : guns are used by Americans for their "…
POWER AND GUNS
Protection : guns are used by Americans for their "safety"
Western expansion : colonists used them against Native Americans (dangerous)
Klu Klux Klan : against Black people
Objective : restore White Supremacy
Justice
Violence and guns are used by Americans to get what they want: guns give them power
American Revolution
Independence "fought and won thanks to the right to carry firearms"
Guns have been used to fight against a tyrannical government XVIIIth century
Second Amendment
Collective and individual rights : right to carry a gun
Dividing topic in America
Gun ownership is decisive in an election
2020 Presidential Election
Democrats are in favor of stricter regulations
Republicans support the right to own a gun
Power abuse by the police
Racism, segregation...
There are 3 times more Black people killed by guns than White people
Domination : guns were used by White Americans to dominate others
Slavery : European colonists used guns to threaten and prevent revolutions from the African slaves