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LISTEN: Roxane’s got a gun: Author Roxane Gay on Guns in America

Author Roxane Gay bought a gun in 2020 and took it to the range. She expected the place to be “full of White bros”; instead she saw a lot of Black people, predominantly Black women.

This article was originally published on The Emancipator.


 

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Historically, the only time the gun lobby has tried to regulate guns is when Black people have been vocal about gun ownership. And even when Black people own guns legally, police treat us as criminals.

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Stand your ground essay on guns in america by roxane gay
Cover of her essay available as an audiobook.

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