Reagan Republicans: It's a long way from 1967

 

New York Times, 11/19/2021

The California Legislature passed, and Reagan signed, the Mulford Act, which banned the open carry of firearms in the state. The N.R.A. supported the measure. The bill’s author, Don Mulford, said at the time, “We’ve got to protect society from nuts with guns.”

Back then the 'nuts with guns' were Black.

Today they're White.  Never mind!