Women and LGBTQ+ people take up guns after Trump’s win: ‘We need to protect ourselves’
Women and LGBTQ+ people take up guns after Trump’s win: ‘We need to protect ourselves’
National gun clubs field an influx of newcomers interested in learning how to shoot firearms for self-defense
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Why are Americans answers to everything guns? So much paranoia and mental health issues in this country it's insane.
Well, we can't effectively ban guns. At least not in our foreseeable political future. And the people who are already armed are overwhelmingly voting to elect a fascist who likes to incite violence among minority groups.......... It's kinda easy to see why people would want to arm themselves.
I mean rapists, transphobes, bigots, and neo Nazis all now feel carte blanche freedom to do whatever they please in this country. There will absolutely be more crimes against women, LGBTQ+, minorities, and liberals. Not arming yourself against these animals is the insane thing.
If you look at the one side of the political spectrum that seems to be usurping power over here, they fucking LOVE guns. It wouldnt surprise me that if they got violent, it would be armed heavily with firearms. This is the exact response i would expect from would be victims of aforementioned gun violence. in the words of my constituion and bible humping american brethren, we shall NOT BE VICTIM TO A TYRANNICAL STATE!
What would you suggest? I have three trans friends who are making plans to move, at least for a few years, but not everyone can do that.
It's me, another trans who is actively applying to move out of the US. If I were staying here I'd be arming myself too even though I hate everything about guns. I've been voting, protesting, community aid, talking with people I know, building relations with my neighbors, it's all backsliding anyway. Not a lot of options left for me
Look to what other countries do maybe, they don't answer every single problem with paranoia and guns.
Ok, how exactly do you think we can implement those changes in a Trump regime?
1 a republican in office l so we can't count on any law changing for the better. 2 even if we did reform gun laws the these people won't give them up. A lot of them won't even save their own children from disease
They are very welcome to come here to Washington! Just don't live too far from the cities or east of the Cascades.
No, they're looking moving out of the country. They already live in a liberal state. They're looking to rent out their current home and just hold out in another country for 4 years and see how it works out. One is of Jewish ancestry and knows their history. Trump promised to send troops into sanctuary cities and they don't want that to be the one honest thing he's said.
Ah. Well, my best wishes to them.