Rita, antifascist 🏴🦯🦯🦯<p>“‘Being peaceful is not the same as being helpless’; progressives are learning they can be proponents of peace while still packing a gun for when peace is broken”</p><p>“To fill that isolating gap, left-leaning gun clubs have sprung up across the country, creating spaces where owning a firearm isn’t at odds with progressive values. The Socialist Rifle Association, founded in 2018, is one prominent example…</p><p>the Liberal Gun Club, founded in 2008, now counts thousands of members and holds training events for left-of-center gun enthusiasts…</p><p>Even older is the Pink Pistols, an LGBTQ+ gun rights group formed in 2000 with the cheeky motto “Armed Gays Don’t Get Bashed.” The Pink Pistols saw membership surge after the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre and the election of Donald Trump, as queer communities embraced firearms for self-protection…</p><p>During Seattle’s 2019 Trans Pride March, organizers accepted volunteer security from the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club, a leftist defense group, because they knew that when far-right militias show up, the authorities often hesitate or arrive too late. Many marginalized people simply do not trust police to provide protection at public events, especially when far-right groups are involved.”</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leftist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gunculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gunculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/selfdefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfdefense</span></a> <br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/11/01/left-gun-ownership/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/11/01/le</span><span class="invisible">ft-gun-ownership/</span></a></p>
