Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: In November my home state of PA went Red [View all]wincest
(117 posts)what does blm, and pink pistols have to say about this statement? lets ask Nicki Stallard https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/opinion/the-lgbt-case-for-guns.html?_r=0
Violence toward L.G.B.T. people is real. We are victimized at far greater rates than other minority groups. We often face multiple assailants. The attacks are frenzied and quickly escalate from harassment, to fists, to something altogether different. People die.
Im not the only one who thinks the L.G.B.T. movement is making a mistake by lining up behind gun control measures. In the days since Orlando, Facebook membership in my pro-gun L.G.B.T. group, Pink Pistols, has quadrupled, from around 1,500 to more than 6,500, and new chapters are starting across the country. Gun stores are reporting a spike in sales to L.G.B.T. buyers, and gun trainers are reaching out, offering free training or discounts.
These are people who understand that if youre gay or transgender, you cant simply hope that laws will protect you. They wont. And you cant rely on the police. Orlando is proof you could bleed to death in the time it takes for them to stop the shooter.