The Pink Pistols group encourages LGBT people to arm themselves.
Ever since the shooting at Pulse in Orlando, gay rights, and gun rights have been two hot button issues that everyone seems to be talking about. Before Orlando, these two social issues had never really collided before, but now opinions on both are all over the map. Most LGBT organizations are in favor of stricter gun control laws overall, but The Pink Pistols is a group of LGBT people who encourage gun ownership amongst the community. Their motto is ‘Armed queers don’t get bashed’, and they are thought of amongst most circles as a gay self-defense group.
In recent years gun violence has reached an all time high, so obviously some gun reform needs to happen. Most of the gays I know are Democrats, and in favor of harsher gun laws, but I am also from The South so I understand the desire to protect yourself, especially in places where gays aren’t tolerated.
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If individuals are well educated and only use their guns for self-defense, then it makes sense that they should have the right to bear arms. The problem is, there is really no way to control what someone does with their gun in the moment, and as all the recent shootings have illustrated, the consequences can be catastrophic.
So if LGBT people want to mobilize and arm themselves in the name of self-defense, I see no problem with it. Guns aren’t likely going away any time soon, and its much better to be educated and trained with a gun by a group that supports you, than to buy a gun, and more importantly use a gun, out of fear.
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