For decades, the image of gun ownership in America was white, rural and Republican, but that’s been changing, according to gun clubs, trainers, Second Amendment advocates and academic researchers.
They say more liberals, people of color and LGBTQ folks have been buying guns for years and particularly since Trump’s reelection in 2024. This story was based on more than 30 interviews. David Phillips is on the training team of the Liberal Gun Club, which has chapters in more than 30 states and provides a haven for liberals to train and learn about guns. He says club membership has grown from 2,700 in November to 4,500 today. Requests for training, he says, have quintupled.
“The concern is about the supporters of the right-wing who feel that they have been given permission to run roughshod at least, if not commit outright violence against people they don’t like,” Phillips says.
Not assuming you don’t know this but just in case:
https://vote.gov/voting-outside-of-us
I have a similar contingency, but as you already know, moving abroad is not easy and a lot of the people who need it the most won’t have the means.
I’m proud to say I was able to vote for Zohran in the primary before I left :)
But you’re right, moving abroad is incredibly difficult and not accessible to most. You also have to be mentally ready to take the opportunity the second it presents itself. Things are still difficult for my partner and I and we share a lot of grief for the friends and lifestyle we left behind.