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===Gun control===

===Gun control===

Conservative diplomat [[Condoleezza Rice]] of the [[George W. Bush]] Administration, who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, in the midst of white supremacist mob violence, opposes [[gun control]] laws due to the role of the [[Second Amendment]] in ensuring the protection of her family from terrorists. Rice's childhood friend Denise McNair was among the murdered victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and a family friend's home was likewise bombed.<ref name=whitaker>Whitaker, Matthew C. (March 9, 2011). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Icons_of_Black_America_3_volumes/LRfOEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+gun+control&pg=PA753&printsec=frontcover Icons of Black America: Breaking Barriers and Crossing Boundaries], p. 753. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref><ref>Lapidos, Juliet (December 17, 2007). [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/12/a-reader-s-guide-to-condoleezza-rice-an-american-life.html The Condensed Condoleezza Rice]. ''Slate''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref>

Conservative diplomat [[Condoleezza Rice]] of the [[George W. Bush]] Administration, who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, in the midst of white supremacist mob violence, opposes [[gun control]] laws due to the role of the [[Second Amendment]] in ensuring the protection of her family from terrorists. Rice's childhood friend Denise McNair was among the murdered victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, and a family friend's home was likewise bombed.<ref name=whitaker>Whitaker, Matthew C. (March 9, 2011). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Icons_of_Black_America_3_volumes/LRfOEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+gun+control&pg=PA753&printsec=frontcover Icons of Black America: Breaking Barriers and Crossing Boundaries], p. 753. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 3, 2023.</ref><ref>Lapidos, Juliet (December 17, 2007). [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/12/a-reader-s-guide-to-condoleezza-rice-an-american-life.html The Condensed Condoleezza Rice]. ''Slate''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref> As a result, she explained in 2001, "I have a sort of pure Second Amendment view of the right to bear arms."<ref>Felix, Anthony (2002). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Condi/jcOE_Cx6NI0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+gun+control&pg=PA58&printsec=frontcover Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story], p. 58. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref>

According to Rice, mandatory gun registration would have resulted in Connor confiscating her family's firearms.<ref name=whitaker/> She elaborated in a 2018 appearance on [[The View]]:<ref>Crookston, Paul (March 1, 2018). [https://freebeacon.com/issues/condoleezza-rice-explains-why-defends-second-amendment/ Condoleezza Rice Explains Why She Defends the Second Amendment]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref><ref>Ernst, Douglas (March 1, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/1/condoleezza-rice-defends-gun-rights-on-the-view-re/ Condoleezza Rice defends gun rights on ‘The View,’ reminds hosts about ‘Bull’ Connor]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref>

According to Rice, mandatory gun registration would have resulted in Connor confiscating her family's firearms.<ref name=whitaker/> She elaborated in a 2018 appearance on [[The View]]:<ref>Crookston, Paul (March 1, 2018). [https://freebeacon.com/issues/condoleezza-rice-explains-why-defends-second-amendment/ Condoleezza Rice Explains Why She Defends the Second Amendment]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref><ref>Ernst, Douglas (March 1, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/1/condoleezza-rice-defends-gun-rights-on-the-view-re/ Condoleezza Rice defends gun rights on ‘The View,’ reminds hosts about ‘Bull’ Connor]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref><ref>Washington, Clarence, Sr. (June 24, 2021). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hijacked/Hn03EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+gun+control&pg=PT238&printsec=frontcover Hijacked!: How Dr. King's Dream Became a Nightmare, Vol. 3]. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref>

{{cquote|Let me tell you why I'm a defender of the Second Amendment. I was a little girl growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, in the late '50s, early '60s. There was no way that Bull Connor and the Birmingham police were going to protect you.

{{cquote|Let me tell you why I'm a defender of the Second Amendment. I was a little girl growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, in the late '50s, early '60s. There was no way that Bull Connor and the Birmingham police were going to protect you.