In the Orlando terror aftermath, while Democrats are calling for all sorts of bans on assault weapons (even though many of them still can’t define exactly what an assault weapon is), Pink Pistols, a gay gun rights group, is calling for the opposite action. Via their website, Pink Pistols “teaches queers to shoot,” because “armed queers don’t get bashed.”
https://twitter.com/mike_uspatriot/status/742383225759113216
Gwendolyn Patton, First Speaker of the Pink Pistols, released a statement that read in part, “The Pink Pistols gives condolences to all family and friends of those killed and injured at Pulse. This is exactly the kind of heinous act that justifies our existence. At such a time of tragedy, let us not reach for the low-hanging fruit of blaming the killer’s guns. Let us stay focused on the fact that someone hated gay people so much they were ready to kill or injure so many. A human being did this. The human being’s tools are unimportant when compared to the bleakness of that person’s soul. I say again, GUNS did not do this.” (Read the full statment)
Pink Pistols urges gays to arm themselves: ‘Guns did not do this, a human being did’ https://t.co/gG5sGPPuv1
— Jessica Chasmar (@JessicaChasmar) June 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/rexvalachorum/status/742428162542297088
This sentiment of course is contrary to other gay activists like Perez Hilton who have called for bans and accused the NRA of being a terrorist organization.
Assault riffles must be banned!!! pic.twitter.com/nHYWmSXghJ
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) June 13, 2016
50! FUCK YOU, @NRA! You have blood on your hands! Fuck you to every single gun lobbyist! And fuck you to those who don't support gun reform!
— Perez (@ThePerezHilton) June 12, 2016
Last I checked, it's not Muslim religious extremists shooting up abortion clinics and killing abortion doctors.
— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) June 13, 2016
While activists are blaming everyone and everything BUT Islamic terrorism, Pink Pistols refuses to play the victim, huzzah!
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been updated to correct a typo.
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