NPR: More LGBTQs Are Buying Guns Due To Trump

NPR reports: For decades, the image of gun ownership in America was white, rural and Republican, but that’s been changing, according to gun clubs, trainers, Second Amendment advocates and academic researchers. They say more liberals, people of color and LGBTQ folks have been buying guns for years and particularly since Trump’s reelection in 2024. This … The post NPR: More LGBTQs Are Buying Guns Due To Trump appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Nov 16, 2025 - 19:00
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NPR: More LGBTQs Are Buying Guns Due To Trump

NPR reports:

For decades, the image of gun ownership in America was white, rural and Republican, but that’s been changing, according to gun clubs, trainers, Second Amendment advocates and academic researchers. They say more liberals, people of color and LGBTQ folks have been buying guns for years and particularly since Trump’s reelection in 2024. This story was based on more than 30 interviews.

David Phillips is on the training team of the Liberal Gun Club, which has chapters in more than 30 states and provides a haven for liberals to train and learn about guns. He says club membership has grown from 2,700 in November to 4,500 today. Requests for training, he says, have quintupled. “I’ve never seen a surge like this before,” said Thomas Boyer, spokesperson for the San Francisco Chapter of the Pink Pistols, whose motto is: “Armed gays don’t get bashed.”

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When asked for comment on the above-linked story, a White House spokesperson said “NPR should highlight the dangerous language from elected Democrats that has driven leftists to commit actual violence against Republicans – including the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk.” The spokesperson went on to claim that stories like this are why she “celebrates” the end of federal funding for NPR. Hit the link, there’s much more.

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