Gay Community Arming up Two Years After Orlando Pulse
June 12, 2018, marked two years since the horrific shooting at Orlando Pulse. It also defines two years that an increasing number of gay Americans have spent arming themselves for self-defense.
Gwendolyn Patton
Liberal Gun Club: Hillary Voters Who Refuse to Give up Their Guns
The Liberal Gun Club (LGC) is an emerging gun rights organization with leaders who voted for Hillary Clinton yet refuse to give up their guns.
Gun Ownership in LGBT Community Continues Surge Under Trump
The surge in gun ownership among LGBT community members that began after the June 12, 2016, Orlando Pulse attack has continued and even grown during the first months of the presidency of Donald Trump.
BBC: Even Liberals Are Buying Guns Under Trump
On December 20, the BBC pointed out that the “traditional” image of the American gun buyer is shifting under Donald Trump; even liberals are making gun purchases.
Pink Pistols: ‘We Teach Queers to Shoot and We Teach the World We Did It’
During a June 29 interview, Gwendolyn Patton — spokesperson of the LGBT gun rights group Pink Pistols — said, “We teach queers to shoot and we teach the world we did it.”
Gabby Giffords Fights for More Gun Control Post-Orlando, Gays Fight for More Guns
In the weeks after the Orlando terror attack, Gabby Giffords has been fighting for more gun control, while gays have been fighting for more guns.
LGBT Gun Rights Group Sees Membership Quadruple After Orlando
Since the Orlando terror attack the LGBT gun rights group Pink Pistols has seen their membership grow from 1,500 to more than 7,000.
Pink Pistols: Orlando Terror Shows Why Gays Should Arm Themselves
In response to the Orlando terror attack–allegedly carried out by Omar Mateen–the Pink Pistols released a statement in which they suggested this attack is the very kind of incident that justifies their continual call for gays to arm themselves.
Second Amendment Court Case Victor: ‘Armed Queers Don’t Get Bashed’
The gay gun rights group Pink Pistols, a plaintiff in the Washington, DC, case that resulted in a pro-self-defense ruling on May 17, contends that “armed queers don’t get bashed.”
