Dave Chappelle's 8:46 was wrong about the Mulford Act, NRA, & the Black Panthers

About this video

Colion examines claims that the NRA is racist based on its 1967 support of California’s Mulford Act, which banned open carry after the Black Panthers conducted armed police patrols. He provides historical context about the NRA’s evolution from a sportsmen’s organization that compromised on gun control for nearly a century to a hardline Second Amendment advocacy group after 1977. Drawing on his own experience as an NRA commentator from 2013-2019, Colion argues that while the NRA’s Mulford Act support was problematic, the evidence suggests it reflected an attempt to distance from perceived extremism rather than racial animus, and he describes various NRA initiatives supporting black gun owners during his tenure.

Key takeaways

• Colion explains that the Mulford Act banned open carry (not assault weapons) after the Black Panthers’ 1967 armed march on California’s capitol, and that the NRA supported it along with many gun control measures before its 1977 transformation into a hardline Second Amendment organization
• According to Colion, the 1977 ‘NRA Revolt’ led by Harlon Carter marked a fundamental shift from the organization’s prior century of compromise on gun control to its modern uncompromising advocacy stance
• Colion reports that during his time as an NRA commentator, he produced content focused on black gun ownership, Second Amendment history in the black community, and cases like Philando Castile without organizational censorship, which he presents as evidence against claims of institutional racism

Episode details: published June 17, 2020 · 20:20 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Colion Noir’s legal commentary reflects his positions and teaching, attributed to him — it is not legal advice. His defensive-incident breakdowns are his analysis of reported incidents, attributed to him.

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