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Clarence Thomas Is Wrong About Gun Control Laws
Moms Demand Action have discovered that gun control laws were on the books in the 18th and 19th centuries
Don’tcha just love it when a man says something incredibly stupid and a woman says “Are you sure?” with that arched eyebrow and look on her face that every man knows means that he has just stepped into very deep doo-doo?
Case in point. Everybody’s least favorite Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas, writing the majority opinion on New York State Pistol and Rifle Association v. Bruen which struck down bans on concealed weapons, said that prior to 1900 concealed carry bans were not part of America’s history and traditions, and therefore they were unconstitutional.
That sounds like a dare to me.
And Moms Demand Action, a gun safety group, took him up on that dare. Members have been spending quality time in the basements of courthouses across the country researching gun laws prior to 1900.
Guess what they found?
That prior to 1900, there were very robust gun control laws across the country banning concealed carry, open carry, shooting ranges, even gun powder kept in the home. That’s analogous to our own restrictions on…
