Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks about slavery and gun ownership May 20, 2016 during the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Kentucky.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks May 20, 2016 during the National Rifle Association convention in Louisville, Kentucky. United States President Donald Trump just named Clarke to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Partnership and Engagement. Transcript - David Clarke "Let's look at an instance of government tyranny that occurred not that long ago: let's visit the issue of slavery that included my ancestors. Slavery is government tyranny. The government knows all too well that the first step to enslaving people is to disarm them. One of the hallmarks of slavery was that it was illegal to arm slaves or for slave to possess weapons. Why? So that the slaves could not defend themselves during escape or against mob violence and lynchings. You see the 13th amendment only freed the slaves on paper. Only the ratification of the 14th amendment ordering that the second amendment apply to the states as well allowed newly freed slaves to arm and thus defend themselves against ongoing mob violence, kidnappings, and lynchings."