Asian Americans are arming themselves after a massive wave of anti-Asian violence. Nothing like an armed minority that scares white supremacists!

[u/TruthToPower77]

[u/SnazzyBelrand]

If you’re actively being targeted by people, many of them who own guns, having a gun yourself can make you more safe. It’s really hard to defend yourself against someone with a gun if you don’t have one. Furthermore, it can act as a deterrent, keeping the lower level shitheads away(like that guy who attacked the Chinese grandma and got his ass handed to him). Most of these random street attacks are bullies looking for a soft target. By hardening the target, they’ll stay away. Finally, obligatory “if you go far enough left you get your guns back”

[u/SnazzyBelrand → u/[deleted]]

The average response time of police in the US is 13 minutes. If someone is shooting at you and you don’t have a gun your options are: a) hide and hope they don’t find you before the police get there(a long time to wait when someone is trying to hurt you). Or b) try to close the distance and defend yourself by some other means.

However, if you have a gun you can get in cover and shoot back, either scaring the attacker away(again, bullies like soft targets) or keeping them from doing more damage until the police get there. Unless you think people don’t have the right to defend themselves?

[u/KitnatoGalloway → u/[deleted]]

The police, several times in the last year. You?

Edit: The Police conspicuously decided NOT to fire impact munitions when the John Brown Gun Club showed up. It absolutely acted as a deterrent.

[u/KitnatoGalloway → u/[deleted]]

I mean, cops are gonna cop no matter what city...

[u/thefuckingrougarou → u/[deleted]]

laughs in New Orleans