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The Most Surprising New Gun Owners Are U.S. Liberals
After decades of decline, gun ownership is rising among Democrats





https://www.wsj.com/us-news/liberal...0af81?st=9uCE8f&reflink=article_copyURL_share
“Alejandra Mendez, 32, said she decided to take gun classes with Nguyen in 2019 after moving to a new neighborhood. Mendez, who is married to a woman, worries about antigay violence, and crime in general, she said.
“She had initial trepidation about visiting gun ranges dominated by mostly older, white men, but found most people there welcoming. Today Mendez, a healthcare worker, owns four guns—three handguns and an AR-15—and completed training for a concealed-carry permit.
“Most criticism, she said, comes from some progressives asking why she would ever own a gun. She finds it hypocritical that those critics assert their constitutional right to free speech, but reject the constitutional right to own firearms.
“I don’t understand that rhetoric of ‘protect my right’ and not protect the rights of other people,” she said.