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    What does the Second Amendment have to do with race?

    There has been a rush of new gun buyers since the 2016 election — specifically, black and LGBTQ gun buyers, who fear for their safety. But do these gun owners truly have the same Second Amendment rights as the mostly white NRA base?

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    By Jamil Smith • Nov 16, 2017 • 1 min read

    There has been a rush of new gun buyers since the 2016 election — specifically, black and LGBTQ gun buyers, who fear for their safety. But do these gun owners truly have the same Second Amendment rights as the mostly white NRA base?

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      Jamil Smith

      senior writer for Rolling Stone

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      Former producer of Left, Right and Center

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Alexandra Filindra

      University of Illinois at Chicago

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      professor of law at UCLA, and author of "Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America"

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      Central Texas Gun Works

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