Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.
Since Trump’s election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.
I agree with you, if things don’t go to shit. As long as things are functioning mostly as normal, having a firearm makes you more likely to die, not less. For example, even when there’s a “good guy with a gun” who kills a violent criminal, how do the cops ID them? They can’t. They’re fairly likely to shoot them. Also, if someone else is attacking people, they’re most likely to target a person with a gun. Cops also tend to be more likely to shoot gun owners during traffic stops and other events (though this is somewhat melanin dependent.
However, if things do go to hell, it will be useful. However, in that case, obtaining a gun won’t be the hardest thing. Either you’re with a group, which has guns and hopefully also with people who know how to use them, or you can obtain one through other means. Making a molotov cocktail or other devices is pretty easy. You can use those means to get a gun, and a gun isn’t going to be enough to fight the military alone anyway. Arsenals will have to be upgraded through other means.