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In reply to the discussion: If you carry a concealed gun, you are the problem [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)What experience?
As Democrats we claim to be above the kind of baseless stereotyping your post demonstrates. You should try to be.
I have tough over 1000 people the NC CCW class. If any were bigots, they sure didn't mind the mixed race brown skinned girl teaching them.
Around 80% of my students have been female.
Around 30% were minority.
Around 20% were LGBT of one gender or another, as I have done a number of classes that were all LGBT students.
The reality is self defense is not just for right wingers.
Most of my classes are done when one person gathers enough friends and family to do a class and I do it for them instead of regular scheduled and announced classes, so I have been able to do classes for populations that would generally be apprehensive about going to a CCW class where they don't know anybody. I have found this helps me be more inclusive of groups normally not represented and makes them more comfortable. One person takes my class, like it, so she gets 5-10 interested friends to do it and coordinates it.
Oh, and I read every news report of a CCW holder in this state who does something improper with the CCW. To date I have not seen a single one of my students names.