I mentioned this guy before, and recently, an acquaintance found his name for me. He’s an Atlanta Councilman for District 2, which is the area around the Capitol building and Georgia State University.
Mr. Hall’s reaction to the ruling in DC vs Heller last week was:
“We need tighter restrictions to ensure that…particularly young people…young African American males as well are not allowed access to these weapons.”
Read that again. He wants laws to keep guns out of the hands of black folks, presumably folks like Nikki and her boyfriend from the video. This is one of the most condescending, racist things I’ve heard in a long while.
So, who is this guy? According to his resume, he’s Vice President of Technology for Ambassador Andrew Young’s company, GoodWorks International. It should be mentioned that Young is a sponsor of George Soros’ Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Hall is also a 2007 alumnus of the German Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program, an organization that funds the Tides Center, as well as David Fenton’s Environmental Working Group. Craig Kennedy, president of the German Marshall Fund, was also president of the Joyce Foundation for several years.
So, Mr. Hall’s part of the hive mind, and he’s obviously recieved his talking points. Still, that’s no excuse for this sort of unthinking lip service, especially for an M.I.T. graduate.
I don’t care how he meant it to come out, or if he claims it was “taken out of context.” There’s no acceptable “context” for something like this. Essentially, he’s saying that there are certain classes in society that don’t deserve the tools for self-defense, and that’s unacceptable, no matter what the race of the person saying it.
He can be reached at info@hallforcouncil.com, or by all means, write Mayor Franklin, who so glowingly endorsed him.