No one painted anyone as racists. 1. Just because someone mentions black people arming themselves =/= race war.
2. Opting out of the discussion because.. what? Because something is happening you don't want to discuss? Okay.
3. Thinking a race war.. on ASSUMPTIONS which were already plainly pointed out.
4. Shit is going down RIGHT NOW -- hence the discussion.
5. No one made it "flamebait" -- peoples' inability to address the topic without making the same assumptions you just posted makes it one.
0. Not me. 1. Guns are made for 2 things. Sport and war. This isn't sport. 2. Opting out of the discussion because nobody is obliged to discuss anything. 3. Still not sport. 4. So are there black people defending themselves with the hypothetical guns they're arming with and why would I be worried about dying if it's not a race war you're talking about? 5. You're baiting the shit out of people here and responding in the most amazingly hostile way when they don't follow your script. Stop it.
How about this: Fuck you and fuck everyone on this site which I am now sure is at least 90% -- unreasonable -- white people? I'm out.
It wouldn't surprise me if the site is predominantly white either. But you know what? I'd hedge a bet that most of us understand why you're angry and why you're scared. That doesn't make your behavior here acceptable. Your own fear has never been a good reason to make someone else afraid.