US EditionMore Liberals, People of Color and LGBTQ Americans Say They’re Buying Guns Out of Fear
Gun club memberships for liberals grew from 2,700 to 4,500 since Nov 2024 and training requests have quintupled amid fears of political violence, experts say.
- NPR found, based on more than 30 interviews, that liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans are buying guns for protection as national discourse grows hostile, NPR reported Saturday.
- Search and activity spikes occurred around the Trump administration's actions, including arrests and a senator being handcuffed, which Yamane linked to longer-term drivers of new ownership.
- David Phillips of the Liberal Gun Club said membership grew from 2,700 to 4,500 and requests for training increased fivefold, while Pistol 101 classes are booked for nine months.
- New gun owners say they will use weapons only for self-protection and not engage law enforcement, while the White House dismissed NPR's reporting and Abigail Jackson called funding cuts earlier this year 'something we can all celebrate.'
- For decades the image of gun ownership was white, rural and Republican, but researchers and gun groups say this recent surge reflects a years-long trend.
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Liberals Embrace Gun Ownership in Trump’s America
In a curious twist, voters typically aligned with Democrats are increasingly purchasing firearms, citing fear of the Trump administration and rising civil unrest as reasons for their newfound appreciation of the Second Amendment, NPR reported Saturday. Several individuals, many requesting anonymity, said they fear the current administration has created a climate of hostility toward marginalized groups, prompting them to become gun buyers. "What …
More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they’re buying guns out of fear
When Charles was growing up in the 1970s in Brooklyn, N.Y., his mother was so strict, she forbade toy guns of any kind, including squirt guns.“I remember vividly, summertime, when my friends would have water gun fights and I couldn’t participate,” he recalls.He grew up and became a doctor, and these days, he heads to a shooting range in Maryland each week for target practice with his Smith & Wesson .380.Charles, who is Black, says he bought the …
'Never seen a surge like this': Panicked liberals are stocking up on guns
NPR reports liberals and members of the LGBTQ community are buying guns to protect themselves as both the White House and national discourse grows increasingly hostile."He could dispatch citizens or the government," one Maryland doctor said of the Trump administration. "I'm not saying that's what's going to happen. What I'm saying is none of this is out of the question any longer."“Charles, who is Black, says he bought his handgun after the Trum…
More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear - TPR: The Public's Radio
The image of gun ownership in America has been white, rural and Republican, but that's been changing as more liberals and minorities have been buying guns, especially after the 2024 election. The post More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they’re buying guns out of fear appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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