Swing to the Right, Part

Swing to the Right, Part IV - Deroy Murdock writes about the Pink Pistols - an organization of gay Second Amendment activists.

The Pistols were formed for the same reason the Concealed Carry movement exists - to deter violence, in this case gay-bashing.

But in addition to what the Pistols teach us about the deterrent value of the handgun, they also teach us something about the true nature of tolerance in America today. To wit:

"I know of absolutely no conservatives who have attacked us," says [Washington lobbyist and gay man Austin] Fulk. "I've gotten a lot more grief from gay people for owning guns and supporting the Second Amendment than I ever have from gun owners for being gay."

But whatever the political ramifications, it's the criminal ones we're most concerned about. And those are...?

According to Doug Krick, 31, the Boston-based dot.com engineer who founded Pink Pistols in July 2000: "While I can't say that we are completely responsible for it, I can say that there has not been a 'fag bashing' in any of the towns where we have chapters after our chapters were founded."

Now, if only the rest of our society would figure that out.

By the way - there is a Pink Pistols chapter in the Twin Cities. I'll need to follow up on that last claim...

Posted by Mitch at July 2, 2002 06:51 AM