Ohio Univ: Second Amendment speaker says gun laws are racist, unconstitutional

February 10, 2005
Athens News

Gun-rights advocate Reginald Jones used humor and a dynamic, informal speaking style to deliver his inflammatory message -- "Gun control is racist" -- at Ohio University Thursday night.

"People are surprised to hear that," Jones told a small crowd of about 25 people in Baker Center's 1804 Room. Jones maintained that gun-control laws were used to keep blacks from defending themselves against the Ku Klux Klan in the old South and against the "criminal class" in the urban ghettos of today.

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Jones, whose visit was sponsored by the OU Second Amendment Club and conservative group Young America's Foundation, is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment business and has appeared on national television news broadcasts.

"The inception of (gun-control) laws were to keep blacks down," he said. "Blacks are at the mercy of the criminal class. We can't hold criminals accountable, so we hold guns accountable."

Jones noted that no one supports the banning of knives, which also can kill.

Jones advocated getting rid of mandatory trigger locks and waiting periods for firearms sales because they violate the Second Amendment by restricting a citizen's ability to arm him- or herself.

"Sure, I support a five-day waiting period for guns. I also support a five-day waiting period for free speech," he quipped. "What if I get mugged on the third day (of my waiting period)? Do people even think about the folly of the stupidity of these laws?"

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