NRA proves that Second Amendment does not apply to black people.

On Friday, the National Rifle Association broke its silence, at least tentatively, on Philando Castile, a black man killed by police in Minnesota on Wednesday after announcing that he was legally carrying a gun.

“The reports from Minnesota are troubling and must be thoroughly investigated,” the influential gun rights group said in a statement Friday afternoon. “In the meantime, it is important for the NRA not to comment while the investigation is ongoing.”

The NRA faced accusations of racism for not officially decrying the shooting of Castile by a police officer during a traffic stop near St. Paul on Wednesday. According to Castile’s girlfriend, who posted a Web video immediately after he was shot, Castile had informed the officer that he was carrying a legal firearm as he reached for his wallet. An officer shot Castile four times.

“The NRA proudly supports the right of law-abiding Americans to carry firearms for defense of themselves and others regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation,” the group’s statement said Friday.



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