Would an armed leftist movement finally provoke sensible gun laws in America?
by Cory Doctorow from on (#3V6NB)
California's gun control laws were jumpstarted by rifle-carrying Black Panthers who attended government meetings and went out "copwatching" (shadowing abusive white cops); white conservatives who'd been staunch ammosexuals, opposed to any limits on gun ownership and carrying, suddenly changed their tune and started hollering for gun control. (more")