Ajamu Baraka on Gun Control

Race-motivated mass shootings aren't about gun control

Then, the state and corporate media followed-up this framing with a fascinating sleight-of-hand stunt: instead of focusing on the domestic security threat posed by violent, racist right-wing extremists groups in the country, the old trope of gun control--along with a new twist, removing the Confederate flag--became the new focus! The implication was that by removing the Confederate battle flag, that would somehow move the country towards racial reconciliation, much like electing a black president was supposed to do.