{"id":156805,"date":"2022-01-12T17:17:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T22:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=156805"},"modified":"2022-01-12T17:17:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T04:06:14","slug":"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\/","title":{"rendered":"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/redstone-2.gif\" alt=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" class=\"wp-image-115778\" \/><figcaption><em>Jonathan and Geneva Solomon own Redstone Firearms in Burbank, California. (Photo: Courtesy of Geneva Solomon)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A crime spree in Beverly Hills, California, has residents of the historically antigun city flocking to the town\u2019s only gun store while Black Americans in the area struggle to protect themselves, according to a new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/black-la-residents-lack-access-to-guns-wealthy-rush-buy-firearms-crime-spike\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A string of robberies, home invasions, and one execution-style murder has prompted many wealthy Beverly Hills residents to purchase firearms for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Although that is a part of my living, I get no pleasure whatsoever by having a 60-, 70-year-old woman walk into my store \u2026 who looks terrified, and say, \u2018I have never liked guns. In fact, I&#8217;ve even hated guns. I would have never considered buying one. But I&#8217;m so afraid for my life,\u2019&#8221; Beverly Hills Guns owner Russell Stuart told <em>Fox<\/em>. &#8220;Especially women who live on their own.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuart\u2019s report aligns with reports from other gun store owners throughout the pandemic and especially since the riots in the summer of 2020. First-time gun owners are looking to protect themselves from rising rates of violent crime but are often shocked to discover how difficult it is to purchase a handgun in many jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/aclu-has-it-backwards-2a-isnt-racist-gun-control-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\">ACLU Has it Backwards: 2A Isn\u2019t Racist, Gun Control Is!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In California, carrying that handgun outside the home is even more difficult. The state\u2019s \u201cgood cause\u201d requirement forces applicants for concealed carry permits to prove they have a valid reason to carry. Since the local law enforcement officer is charged with approving applications, gun rights in the Golden State often depend on geography, as GunsAmerica has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-sheriff-commits-to-issuing-ccws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWatch the latest video at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\">foxnews.com<\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Black gun owners, that fact prohibits armed self-defense in those communities that need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The gun control laws here are set up and intended to disproportionately affect those within the minority communities,&#8221; Geneva Solomon, the co-owner of Black-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/exclusive-historic-la-newspaper-pulls-pro-gun-article-due\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Redstone Firearms<\/a> in Los Angeles County\u2019s Burbank, told Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon believes local law enforcement officers are influenced by \u201cunderlying bias\u201d when making determinations for concealed carry permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/black-nyc-public-defenders-throw-support-behind-2a\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\">Black NYC Public Defenders Throw Support Behind 2A<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If the single parent is walking home and can\u2019t prove that they&#8217;re \u2018important\u2019 by having money or high-value items taken from them, it may be really hard,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Which goes back to the \u2018just cause\u2019 requirement of the insurance of the CCW. Having \u2018just cause\u2019 is too big of a gray area. That means it&#8217;s up for interpretation of the person interviewing you and can lead to underlying bias.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, agrees with Solomon\u2019s assessment. &#8220;Gun control in this place called America was created to stop melanated beings from having the means to exercise their human right,&#8221; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All of this stuff that you see right now is just that, \u2018Oh, we&#8217;re wealthy, we can just go buy [guns],\u2019&#8221; Toure added. &#8220;But yet and still, the areas that have the most crime have the most restrictive gun laws.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Democratic party holding a supermajority in the state legislature, it\u2019s unlikely that gun laws in California will reverse course any time soon. But there have been some bright spots. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/la-county-sheriff-vows-to-approve-more-concealed-carry-permits-as-homicides-rise-95\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vowed<\/a> to issue more concealed handgun permits amid rising violent crime rates, and support for gun control in the state has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/support-for-gun-control-slips-in-anti-gun-haven-of-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"beverly-hills-residents-gun-stores-black-gun-owners-face-challenges-protecting-themselves\" title=\"As Wealthy Beverly Hills Residents Flock to Gun Stores, Black Gun Owners Face Challenges Protecting Themselves\" 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