The MSM and Liberals constantly sell the idea that it is only old white males that buy guns. But there are gun-buying trends that are ruining this narrative for them. So they are proactively trying to marginalize gun buyers that ruin their plans to disarm us. CNN in particular pointed out some of the gun groups that are out there claiming Second Amendment Advocates are trying to get more inclusive. But the problem here is these groups are by no means new, it’s just news to CNN.
In a recent article, CNN claims Second Amendment Advocates are trying to be more inclusive and “highlighted a handful of organizations geared towards specific demographics of gun owners, like:”
- The Pink Pistols, which trains LGBTQ gun owners.
- The DC Project, a group of women who lobby Congress to support the Second Amendment.
- The National African American Gun Association (NAAGA), which educates and trains black women on how to properly use a firearm for self-defense purposes.
Even though CNN believes these organizations are suddenly popping up out of nowhere or to fill a void the NRA can’t address, that thought process is severely flawed. Not only have many of these organizations been around for years, but they’ve been doing important work, especially in America’s inner cities. A prime example of that is the Black Guns Matter organization, led by Maj Toure. Toure crowdfunds and partners with gun dealers to hold events in urban areas to teach black Americans conflict resolution and how to safely handle firearms.”
But CNN is dead wrong gun ownership hasn’t been solely white or male for years now.
“For years, Second Amendment advocates have been outspoken about the diversifying demographic, with women leading the change. In fact, data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry trade association, indicates new gun ownership soared to an all-time high last year. The NSSF estimates that 8.4 million Americans became new gun owners in 2020, which accounted for roughly 40% of all background checks last year.
“The expectation of who is today’s gun owner was shattered in 2020. That was a trend the industry saw coming for many years before, but the events of last year showed that gradual drift of gun ownership away from ‘old, male, and pale’ into overdrive,” NSSF’s Director of Public Affairs, Mark Oliva, told The Daily Wire. “Todays’ gun owner is younger, more urban, and includes more women. We’ve seen tremendous growth in gun ownership among African Americans, Hispanic America, and Asian Americans. Today’s gun owner looks more and more like the rest of America and that’s making it difficult for gun control groups to try and compartmentalize gun owners into a box that they can vilify. The truth is that today’s gun owner looks just like you and me and they are our next-door neighbors.”
Americans have the right to bear arms and in this day and age, we should all have them. There have been riots and looting with the “peaceful” BLM protests. If that were not enough Liberals defunded the police making it so some city’s police forces are so overburdened, that citizens should know that they can’t rely on a fast police response. So they need to be able to defend themselves. The saying goes “better to be judged by twelve than carried by six,” so that’s why all lawful Americans should have a weapon to protect themselves. The MSM and Gun Control Nuts just don’t care about our welfare.