Gun sales surge among gays, lesbians after Orlando shooting

**krystian** · 06-16-2016, 07:56 PM

DENVER -- Gun sales are surging in the wake of Sunday's deadly mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. The tragedy is generating new debate over gun control reform and the right to bear arms.

Gun shops typically see a spike in customers after mass shootings. But this time, many are seeing shoppers they've never really seen before: More gays and lesbians.

George Horne, the owner of The Gun Room, Denver's oldest firearms dealer, said Tuesday business is booming at his store.
"For this time of year I'd say its three to four times what we normally have," he said.

Background checks that once took minutes can now take hours. It's a sales surge similar to what happened after Sandy Hook and the Aurora theater shootings.

"We're not surprised by it," Horne said.

However, what's different this time around is the clientele. Mike Smith, a firearms instructor in Colorado Springs, is one of many closely tracking the sudden surge in gays and lesbians buying weapons.

"I think right now because of what happened, people are looking for answers," he said. "You walk into a gun shop and you expect to see people, frankly, who look like me. I think we forget we're a country of all people, not just people who fit that predetermined mold."

The Pink Pistols is a national gun club for gays and lesbians. It saw its membership soar from about 1,500 members on Saturday to 3,500 on Monday...

http://kdvr.com/2016/06/14/gun-sales...ando-shooting/

**Valiant Woman** · 06-19-2016, 03:08 AM

A friend of mine got upset with me when I posted on Facebook had that happened at a gay nightclub in Detroit, he wouldn't have been able to take out that many and he most likely would've been dead by the time the police arrived.

I know about the homosexual community in the Metro Detroit area. Two of my cousins were a huge part of it before they passed, and trust me, they and good numbers of gays may have "sugar in the tank", but make no mistake, they're no wimps. They've had to fight most of their life, and learned how to protect themselves early. IJS

**victoryword** · 06-22-2016, 06:42 AM

The question is, is our president going to condemn the gay community buying weapons in light of his hyper gun control ideology, or does his desire to control guns only apply to God-fearing citizens?

**Valiant Woman** · 06-22-2016, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by victoryword

The question is, is our president going to condemn the gay community buying weapons in light of his hyper gun control ideology, or does his desire to control guns only apply to God-fearing citizens?

Good question. He'll ignore it like he does everything else he can't spin.

**Farm Truck** · 06-23-2016, 03:15 AM

Originally Posted by Valiant Woman

but make no mistake, they're no wimps

Obviously the gay peoples in Orlando are wimps... apparently nobody charged the shooter or anything.

Several of these folks should have jumped on him when he was reloading, but none did so the death toll was large.

**wheeze** · 06-23-2016, 08:24 AM

Originally Posted by Farm Truck

Obviously the gay peoples in Orlando are wimps... apparently nobody charged the shooter or anything.

Several of these folks should have jumped on him when he was reloading, but none did so the death toll was large.

i can sense the love here bro....

**Nikos** · 06-23-2016, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by Farm Truck

Obviously the gay peoples in Orlando are wimps... apparently nobody charged the shooter or anything.

Several of these folks should have jumped on him when he was reloading, but none did so the death toll was large.

**Lista** · 06-23-2016, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Farm Truck

Obviously the gay peoples in Orlando are wimps... apparently nobody charged the shooter or anything.

Several of these folks should have jumped on him when he was reloading, but none did so the death toll was large.

Actually, they did...he killed them.

**Lista** · 06-23-2016, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Nikos

Someone being completely insensitive over the murder of so many people should never be amen'd.

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