Gun control groups like Everytown, which are composed of Democrats, are currently freaking out over House Republicans in Florida passing permitless carry.
"'Governor DeSantis and House Republicans have chosen to make our beaches, restaurants, schools, grocery stores, parks, and everywhere else we go more vulnerable to gun violence,' said Wendy Malloy, a volunteer with the FL chapter of Moms Demand Action." https://t.co/IzpqGxmeBK
— Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) March 24, 2023
So this is a pickle: We’ve learned from trans activists that the “legislative assault” on trans people is genocide and will kill people. Citizens have told Republican lawmakers that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants trans people dead and that they’re committing genocide with their legislation. So what happens when a trans woman buys a gun to defend herself? Texas Monthy looks into it.
"I never thought I would feel like I was on deployment when I was back home in Texas."
Concerned about rising rates of violence and intimidation against transgender Americans, Josephine, a veteran and transgender woman, started carrying a gun. https://t.co/0GXBTKKd81
— Texas Monthly (@TexasMonthly) March 23, 2023
Peter Holley writes:
Since she returned to civilian life nearly a decade ago in Killeen, the Central Texas town adjacent to the Fort Hood Army base, those skills have mostly lain dormant. Recently, however, Josephine, who began identifying as a transgender woman after leaving the military, has begun to feel that she’s back on the battlefield. Like many other queer Texans, she has read with mounting concern about rising rates of violence and intimidation against transgender Americans. (She asked for her last name to be concealed for fear of being harassed.) Lately, when she stops at a red light, pulls into a gas station, or enters a Walmart, she anxiously scans her surroundings for symbols she associates with American extremism: Confederate flags, Back the Blue bumper stickers, Punisher decals on jacked-up trucks.
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“… symbols she associates with American extremism.” Like the New York Times’ Mara Gay and American flags.
So Republicans are pushing genocidal legislation but also protecting the right to arm yourself. What a conundrum.
The Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak recently took a look at the FBI’s database of crimes against transgender people in 2021:
Transgenders were the victims of 271 hate crimes in 2021, of which most were minor such as theft, vandalism, or intimidation. There were 2 killings and 2 rapes, according to FBI data released this week–despite political rhetoric claiming a "genocide."https://t.co/PwNmQ7mD5d
— Luke Rosiak (@lukerosiak) March 17, 2023
Texas Monthly says hate crimes are rising — we wonder how many there were in 2022?
So, yeah, buying a gun.
— undetermined_contact (@undt_contact) March 25, 2023
Based
— Proud Hoplosexual (@HoplophilePride) March 25, 2023
Hell yea. The more diverse and vulnerable you and your community are, the more guns and ammo you should own. The biggest lie of the anti-gun lobby is that disarmament helps the vulnerable. The origin of gun control is rooted in making minorities MORE vulnerable & easier to target
— The Peaceable People (@PeaceablePeople) March 25, 2023
Everyone should buy and carry a gun. Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your property.
— Dan Flarida 🇺🇸 (@DanFlarida) March 25, 2023
I call them temporary gun owners because they’ll vote for the same people to take their guns away.
— VergilX (@VergilX99) March 25, 2023
Truth.
Because of their high levels of mental illness, they’re mostly committing violence amongst themselves. But they have the same right to keep and bear arms as everyone.
— Mike Kilo (@Mike___Kilo) March 25, 2023
All of the citizens of our country are experiencing increasing rates of crime and violence (thanks, Joe Biden) but the trans community think it is only about them.
🤡🤡🤡— Dan (@libertas2025) March 24, 2023
Concern about rising crime is something most Americans are dealing with, not just trans communities, but when everyday folks advocate for their gun rights you smear them as gun nuts.
— Paul espinoza (@streettweetpete) March 23, 2023
Yep. You don’t need a gun, but this trans woman does.
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