Have you ever heard of a gun-toting liberal?
The stereotype of gun owners is that they tend to be Republicans with American flags flying in the backs of their pickup trucks. But 2020 has turned a lot of things upside down and changed people’s minds about a lot of things — gun ownership included.
What’s going on in the gun shops in 2020? Why do there seem to be more liberals becoming gun owners? Let’s take a look.
Thirteen million Americans have acquired firearms since the beginning of the year. Five million of the purchases were made by first-time buyers - among who two million were women. Additionally, one out of nine Democrats has bought a firearm within the past three months. Interestingly, the majority of firearms purchased are not of the sporting or hunting types but for self-defense. So why do these numbers matter?
Americans are fighting battles on several fronts, and literally so. Starting with COVID-19, which ensured that the police could no longer protect you as you expected. Add the protests occasioned by the death of George Floyd caused lawlessness on a scale only witnessed in a major war zone, and we get Americans who realized they needed the means to protect their businesses and their neighborhoods from criminals who took advantage of the protests to loot and commit arson.