UC Irvine Law Review

This article extends the work on firearms and the Black community through an expanded critique of Black allegiance to the progressive gun control agenda. I have argued that this “modern orthodoxy” is at odds with the history of, and longstanding justifications for, Black distrust of the state. This article extends that argument in light of more recent developments. It contends that racially biased enforcement of contemporary gun regulations adds a new layer to the case for Black distrust of the state and further undercuts the modern orthodoxy. It further argues that the shrinking efficacy and relevance of the gun control agenda similarly undercut the modern orthodoxy. This article concludes that the modern orthodoxy is a failed experiment and should be replaced with a race-sensitive, hard-look approach to firearms policy and the Black community.