Gun Control in Virginia in 1639

[lgm270]

America's first known gun control law passed by the Virginia colonial legislature in 1639.   It banned "negroes" from owning guns, but required that whites have guns and ammunition or be fined.

   
  January 1639/40-ACT X.    "ALL persons except negroes to be provided with arms and ammunition or be fined at pleasure of the Governor and Council."


Source:  Hening, ed., The Statutes at Large, vol. 1, p. 226.
 

http://www.virtualjamestown.org/laws1.html

[yellowtail3]

Racist origins of gun control... I've heard it before.

[BUGEYE]

And obvious why....you don't give arms to your 'chattel'.....that would be dangerous for you!...  Also, was forbidden to educate the 'negroes'...Same latent concepts in today's society and governmnet
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..TM7

when you were in school, did you carry on like this in history class??

[308Win]

In NYC it was also aimed at Blacks,then Italians,now everyone that has big money or is important can get a CCW for a fee.
 
Funny thing is in NYC many people of all color pack guns,with no CCW,strictly for protection!
 

[Defoe]

And obvious why....you don't give arms to your 'chattel'.....that would be dangerous for you!...  Also, was forbidden to educate the 'negroes'...Same latent concepts in today's society and governmnet
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..TM7

LOL, Eisenhower offered them an education and look what it got us.