\u201cOften, queer people are thought of as being weak, as being defenceless, and I think in many ways this pushes back against that,” Allen continued. “And I want white supremacists and neo-Nazis to know that queer people are taking steps necessary to protect themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/a>(Photo: The Trigger Warning Queer & Trans Gun Club\/Facebook<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n I’m all for more responsible people exercising their right to keep and bear arms.\u00a0 Right or left, gay or straight, black or white — it doesn’t matter to me.\u00a0 I encourage every law-abiding citizen to purchase firearms (on GunsAmerica<\/a>, preferably).<\/p>\n The reason is twofold. First, if we don’t use it, we lose it.\u00a0 Millions of Americans already own guns.\u00a0 Millions more taking the plunge and learning the value of the 2A will only mean it’ll be that much harder for anti-gunners to disarm America.<\/p>\n Second, spreading firearms literacy has the potential to reduce gun-related violence, specifically accidental shootings and suicides. When it comes to the safe use and storage of firearms, ignorance can get one killed.\u00a0 Why anyone would stand in the way of teaching the masses the basics of responsible gun ownership is beyond me.\u00a0 Knowlege is power, as they say.<\/p>\n Oh, and of course, there is the other little bonus about an armed society — it’s a safer one.\u00a0 Concealed carriers in the public square save lives every day in this country.\u00a0 You won’t see on the mainstream news, but it does happen all the time.<\/p>\nSEE ALSO:\u00a0Meet GAG, the Newest Gun Control Group, \u2018Gays Against Guns\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n