'The queer people who are buying guns to prepare for Trump's America' Philidelphia Inquirer article

[HeartachesNhangovers]

19. Now, now ... let's try to be gracious here.

My only issue with the story is this:

She was reassured by the idea that “in the event of hate crimes or terrorist attacks, knowing that, ‘OK, I’m personally armed and I can protect my property and people that are close to me.’” She is applying for a concealed carry permit in Pennsylvania, though she doesn’t plan to carry the gun with her every day.

The worst misconception about having a legal firearm in your home or carried on your person is that you are now entitled to brandish it or to shoot people. You can't shoot people to protect property! I believe that's been well-established in courts all over the country.

The best info I heard in CCW training was: "If you pull out a gun, regardless of the circumstances, expect to go to jail. If you actually shoot someone, regardless of the circumstances, expect to be charged with murder or attempted murder and to be bankrupted when the person you shot or their family sues you."