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American gun culture has long been dominated by conservative, white men. Now, in a marked change, a burgeoning number of liberals are buying firearms, according to surveys and fast-growing gun groups drawing minorities and progressives.
“It’s a group of people who five years ago would never have considered buying a gun,” says Jennifer Hubbert, an anthropology professor at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., who has researched liberal gun owners.
Historically, it wasn’t unusual for Democrats to own guns, with many more of them living in rural areas. Also, hunting was much more popular. But starting in the early ’90s, gun ownership among Democrats dropped significantly. Increasingly divisive political battles over the role of firearms in American society led the Democratic Party to become an advocate for gun regulation. Republicans became the party of gun rights.
Now, today’s Democrats are rediscovering guns . . .
Well at least I don't have to share my range with them.
That said, it's not a bad thing to listen to the thoughts and motivations of your enemies.
Political discourse is much more interesting when there is disagreement.
It makes no sense to be a liberal period, much less a liberal gun owner, but they do exist, and it would be in our best interest for them to embrace gun rights.
Perhaps that is why some of the gun-grabbing talk from the less insane dems has died down some. They are in the same line of fire as right-leaners.
