Posted on May 18, 2023
These young Kansas Citians are arming themselves against the rise of far-right violence
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Gen Z has the lowest rates of gun ownership in the U.S., but young people like Lydia Kidder and Ryan Whelan are the exception. The Kansas City couple say they've lost faith in elected officials and law enforcement to keep them safe, and are worried about white supremacist groups like the Proud Boys.
Lydia Kidder, 21, is preparing to begin their first firearms safety and training course. They don’t own a gun personally, but says they plan to purchase one in the months after their class, once they’ve saved up enough money.
Growing up, they never saw themselves becoming a gun owner. Their father, a hunter, made a point to get rid of any firearms before Kidder was born. They say family and friends often avoided the topic of guns and gun ownership all together.
Now, however, a lack of trust in government and law enforcement has convinced them that they have no choice but to get used to using a gun.
Lydia Kidder, 21, is preparing to begin their first firearms safety and training course. They don’t own a gun personally, but says they plan to purchase one in the months after their class, once they’ve saved up enough money.
Growing up, they never saw themselves becoming a gun owner. Their father, a hunter, made a point to get rid of any firearms before Kidder was born. They say family and friends often avoided the topic of guns and gun ownership all together.
Now, however, a lack of trust in government and law enforcement has convinced them that they have no choice but to get used to using a gun.
These young Kansas Citians are arming themselves against the rise of far-right violence
Posted from kcur.org
Kansas City
Firearms and Guns
Violence
Posted 12 mo ago
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a lack of trust in government and {Reliability of a defunded} law enforcement has convinced them that they have no choice but to get used to using a gun. -- I would concur with that statement
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
“We went to Portland for a couple days and protested with them during 2020,” Kidder says. “Witnessing just the sheer level of brutality that the police and other groups were getting away with on their citizens was a really big ‘holy s- - -’ moment for me.”
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CSM Chuck Stafford
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - as is said -- a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged; it is well that they should arm themselves and hope KC doesn't become like Portland
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."We went to Portland for a couple days and protested with them during 2020,” Kidder says. “Witnessing just the sheer level of brutality that the police and other groups were getting away with on their citizens was a really big ‘holy s- - -’ moment for me.”
Kidder worries that hateful rhetoric used by politicians and media pundits is normalizing targeted interpersonal and institutional violence toward marginalized groups in the United States."...
..."We went to Portland for a couple days and protested with them during 2020,” Kidder says. “Witnessing just the sheer level of brutality that the police and other groups were getting away with on their citizens was a really big ‘holy s- - -’ moment for me.”
Kidder worries that hateful rhetoric used by politicians and media pundits is normalizing targeted interpersonal and institutional violence toward marginalized groups in the United States."...
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Posted 3 h ago
Arming against all sorts of violence since the police are effectively disarmed.
--- Disarmed where? In the US?
Posted 3 h ago
Arming against all sorts of violence since the police are effectively disarmed.
--- Disarmed where? In the US?
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