▲ 140 ▼ Women and LGBTQ+ people take up guns after Trump’s win: ‘We need to protect ourselves’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by Sine_Fine_Belli@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zak@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd rather people be able to trust their local police for protection than want to rely on themselves Even if the police were trustworthy, they're usually not fast enough to interrupt crimes in progress, especially in rural areas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ours@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago True. On another note, I'm glad that people aren't just panic-buying guns but much more importantly training and building training communities. I enjoy shooting as a sport but I can't say I feel compelled to integrate with the local shooting community. The tacticool bags with stupid Punisher skulls, patriotic flags, Confederate and Texan flags (in Europe...) don't really lead me to believe I want to hang out with most of these guys. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ours@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago True. On another note, I'm glad that people aren't just panic-buying guns but much more importantly training and building training communities. I enjoy shooting as a sport but I can't say I feel compelled to integrate with the local shooting community. The tacticool bags with stupid Punisher skulls, patriotic flags, Confederate and Texan flags (in Europe...) don't really lead me to believe I want to hang out with most of these guys. permalink fedilink source parent