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“The lived experience of Black people in the United States has demonstrated countless times that we are neither seen as 'law-abiding citizens' nor worthy of having 'ordinary self-defense needs' protected by the Second Amendment.” quote by Jonathan Capehart — Download Open image

“The lived experience of Black people in the United States has demonstrated countless times that we are neither seen as 'law-abiding citizens' nor worthy of having 'ordinary self-defense needs' protected by the Second Amendment.”

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