Whom do you believe?

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Which of the following organizations do you believe?
Choices: (1) A  (2) B  (3) Both  (4) Neither

Organization A says, "We are not about doing away with equal opportunity and allowing racial discrimination; we are about common- sense laws that abolish racial and ethnic preferences, and call for everyone to be treated equally. Now for our keynote speaker:"

"Thank you. Now, we've really got to outlaw Negrotown Saturday Night Specials. White supremacists invented that word in the late 19th century to refer to inexpensive handguns that are purchased by working-class Blacks for self-protection against people like me. We also invented gun licensing and registration to make it harder for Blacks to own firearms. Let 'im get his hand on a gun, and the Black starts gettin' uppity and talking back when a White man tells 'im to do something. He knows we can't string 'im up or give 'im a Jasper Texas pickup truck ride if he can fight back. (No one ever lynched a .22, let alone a .38.) Making gun ownership more expensive, and giving local authorities discretion over who was allowed to own a gun, were key tools for getting firearms out of the hands of, shall we say, undesirable elements of society."
"Saturday Night Special" was indeed "Negrotown Saturday Night Special." And "Black" and "Negro" are not the word they used.

Do you believe Organization A when it says it's not about doing away with equal opportunity?
The Million Mom March (B) says 

"The Million Mom March is not about banning guns. The Million Mom March is about common sense gun laws- specifically they are urging Congress to enact a law requiring that all gun owners be licensed and registered, including mandatory safety training." Now for their master of ceremonies (emcee):

Rosie O' Donnell says, "I don't care if you want to hunt. I don't care if you think it's your right. I say:  Sorry, it's 1999. We have had enough as a nation. You are not allowed to own a gun, and if you do own a gun I think you should go to prison."
 
 

Do you believe the Million Mom March when it says it's not about banning guns-- including rifles and shotguns for hunting?