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From CNN, and brought a smile to my face. The authoritarian fascist control freaks among us won't like to hear about this one, and somewhat surprised CNN was honest enough to set aside their own biases (for the most part) for a moment. That said, I'm sure some fanatics will still cry fake news over this, as it would challenge the narrative they wish to be true.

Liberal, female and minority: America’s new gun owners aren’t who you’d think-
[cnn.com]

Some good passages from the article-
"Our society and climate is changing… it’s just better to be prepared for your own safety and protection. That’s how we feel,” Laronya Day, who organized the outing, said.

“Do you have some friends who would be totally turned off by this?” we asked Charlean Ward. “Absolutely,” she responded. “That’s their choice; I’m exercising my choice.”

"They’re really not open to understanding,” Mendez said. Adding that she feels more comfortable discussing her same-sex relationship with friends than her guns. “I definitely am more closeted being a gun owner, for fear of retaliation.”

"It’s really convenient to think that if we just ban an object, if we just ban guns, then all of our problems would be solved – all of society’s problems would be solved – but that’s not true,” said firearms instructor Nguyen.

"I just feel liberated,” Ward said. “I feel like, let’s move to the next step: license to carry, get the concealed weapon.”

Data from Harvard found that more than half of new gun owners are likely to be women. Joseph says many of her clients are more liberal women who don’t advertise that they’re carrying.

“Most people have (in mind) the cookie-cutter firearm owner… right-wing…. But then there’s the other side that is quiet. They own guns. They’re buying them. They’re stockpiling ammo. It’s just not on their Facebook pages and it’s not their profile pictures,” she said.

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It's been going on for some time really. But yeah, many won't tell anyone, especially their liberal friends from fear of the retribution they know they'll get.

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