Several niche, left-leaning gun advocacy groups said that since the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, they can hardly keep up with the surging demand for firearms training.

With Donald Trump sending armed federal agents into communities around the country, even more once gun-shy liberals and leftists are considering getting armed.

And while Americans tend to think of gun owners as leaning more Republican and male, already more women, gay people and people of color have taken up arms in recent years, particularly after 2020.

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      This is like saying libs should join the NRA or the Proud Boys. I’m sure they will appreciate your “diversity of thought”.

      It’s not as if liberal or unaffiliated gun clubs don’t already exist.

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          You aren’t entitled to membership or the facilities of any club.

          It’s like trying to play tennis at a private basketball court then acting surprised when you get told to leave.

          Just go to the tennis court, bud.

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      Most liberals do not have a diversity of thought, theirs is the only correct course and any other options are trying to get the other side elected. They can form their own organizations and others can work with them but to allow them within the ranks of existing groups is disaster