Gun lobby groups encourage Asian American gun purchasing after Atlanta mass shooting

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Just days after eight people, including six Asian American women, were gunned down during a mass shooting, gun lobby organizations pivoted on social media to promoting increased gun ownership as the solution for vulnerable communities

Gun lobby groups encourage Asian American gun purchasing after Atlanta mass shooting
mediamatters.org
2:14 PM · Mar 23, 2021

https://www.mediamatters.org/national-rifle-association/gun-lobby-groups-encourage-asian-american-gun-purchasing-after-atlanta

Just days after eight people, including six Asian American women, were gunned down during a mass shooting, gun lobby organizations pivoted on social media to promoting increased gun ownership as the solution for vulnerable communities.

On March 16, a gunman opened fire in three different Atlanta-area spas. The suspect, who had reportedly visited two of the spas prior to the shooting, legally bought a firearm less than an hour before he allegedly carried out the massacre. The gunman was apprehended by police, who uncritically repeated his claims that the shooting was not racially motivated but was meant to eliminate temptation because he had an alleged sex addiction.

Two days later, on March 18, the National Rifle Association shared a Forbes article on Twitter about the supposed number of Asian Americans buying guns as hate crimes spike. (Because there is no national database of firearms purchases, the article mainly relies on anecdotal evidence from gun stores.)

The following day, pro-gun organization Gun Owners of America tweeted that Asian Americans should “buy a rifle” if they want to stop hate crimes.

While encouraging self-defense in the face of rising racially motivated violence is understandable, indiscriminately insisting more guns is the solution has deadly, usually unintended consequences and avoids the real issues inherent in the racist rhetoric that gun lobby organizations promote.

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[WarGamer]

1. I'd be that more than half the Asian Americans in Orange County CA already own guns...

[MagickMuffin]

2. Gun Lobby solution: BUY MORE GUNS

That's their solution to everything. Unfortunately they aren't able to peddle this propaganda to school children. If they could they would!

[NoMoreRepugs]

3. You may be staggered at the number of rural America middle school and junior high kids

that own guns. My butthole relative bought a pink AR15 for his ten year old daughter 2 years ago.

[world wide wally]

4. Let's just have one big violent bloodbath!

[Thrill]

5. That's the answer! Shootouts in the streets

[Sympthsical]

6. Asians do buy guns

They're a picked on minority that doesn't get the same kinds of support that other racial groups get. They know they're on their own when it comes to the discrimination and violence they face. Hopefully, that's starting to turn around. We'll see if it's temporary just because Trump said something.

Doesn't anyone remember Roof Koreans from the L.A. riots? When people came for their businesses, they were not amused.

[Sympthsical]

8. I know a lot of Koreans and dated one for quite awhile

Just being familiar with his family and friends, no they do not. They are the epitome of, "Fuck around and find out."

Every one I know who owns a business has a gun somewhere. They're very protective of their businesses and communities. And more than merely owning guns, they seem kind of proud of them. Like it's part of the American dream in some way to arm yourself and protect what is yours.

Of course, I'm generalizing and speaking to my own experiences here, but I've seen it very often.

Edit: I kind of wonder if it's because of the compulsory military service background that's part of their culture.