Opinion
A recent Daily Mail article, “LGBTQ people reveal outrageous reason they’re buying guns,” makes it sound like LGBTQ folks picking up firearms is some shocking new thing.
Spoiler alert: It’s NOT. The gun community has always been diverse, and shooting sports have never cared about your gender or who you date. But instead of acknowledging that, this inflamtory article twists LGBTQ gun ownership into some big political drama.
Ironically, it’s actually creating the division it claims to be exposing.
Clickbait & Fearmongering
Let’s start with the headline. “Outrageous reason”—seriously? What’s outrageous about self-defense? The right to bear arms applies to everyone, and LGBTQ people are no exception. The article acts like they/them are only now discovering the Second Amendment because of conservative policies, but groups like the Pink Pistols have been around for decades. This isn’t some sudden political reaction; it’s just people realizing their right to protect themselves.
Separating Gun Owners for No Reason
One of the worst parts of this article is how it treats LGBTQ gun owners like they’re some brand-new, separate category. They’re not. Gun ownership has always been about personal protection, self-reliance, and sport—not political identity. The Second Amendment is for everyone. But by carving LGBTQ gun owners out as a special case, the media fuels division instead of just recognizing them as part of the broader firearms community.
It’s unnecessary, divisive, hurtfull and counterproductive.
Double Standards on Guns
Here’s where the media’s bias really shows: If a conservative buys a gun because they’re worried about crime or government overreach, the media calls them paranoid. But when LGBTQ individuals do the same thing, suddenly, it’s then totally understandable?
That’s a complete double standard. Self-defense is self-defense—why does it matter who’s holding the gun?
Ignoring the Bigger Picture
The article barely mentions the real reasons why anyone—LGBTQ or not—might want to buy a gun. Crime rates are up, police response times are getting worse, and many people just don’t feel safe anymore. Instead, the article focuses entirely on politics, ignoring the fact that the surge in gun ownership spans all demographics.
Gun Control Nonsense Slipped In
Even though the article is supposedly about more people arming up for self-defense, it still sneaks in anti-gun arguments. It throws out the usual claims about guns leading to more suicides and homicides—while completely ignoring the fact that armed citizens also prevent crimes, including hate crimes, every day. If the piece truly respected LGBTQ gun owners’ decisions, it wouldn’t undermine their choice with scare tactics.
Bottom Line: Stop Making This a Political Identity Issue
This Daily Mail article is a perfect example of how the failed and deceitful media warps reality. Gun ownership isn’t about being liberal or conservative, straight or gay—it’s about a fundamental right. By trying to frame LGBTQ gun owners as some new phenomenon, the article does more harm than good. Instead of dividing people, they should recognize that the right to bear arms belongs to everyone.
The gun community has always been open to those who value self-defense—no labels required.
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Thomas Conroy is a firearms aficionado and writer who lives in the Midwest.
“Gun ownership isn’t about being liberal or conservative, straight or gay—it’s about a fundamental right.”This is wrong because the typical liberal votes to take away our 2nd amendment rights, then becomes a total hypocrite when all of a sudden they want to buy guns because they don’t like the political direction of the country.
What is a “Hate Crime”?… When was the last time anyone committed murder, rape, assault, theft, burglary, vandalism, etc, because of things like love, or respect, or caring?
LGBTQ is incredibly wrong this is letter salad another left wing socialist toll that all the Rainbow people live under. The fact if you are Gay so be it please do not insult or offed me for living my life as I choose. Stop winning crying protesting while altering your looks continue on with your lives. Here some free advise maybe work harder get two jobs dress for success not the circus. The new head of the US treasury is gay a well spoken hard working man that sees life clearly. Those acting out in this freak show on the… Read more »
gays by guns if they live, or work in hi crime areas…..guess they are not stupid….
“Concerned about potential future restrictions on firearm purchases for gender-nonspecific individuals, they said their decision was rooted in a broader distrust of the country’s political trajectory.”
I wasn’t aware that the 2A only applies to straight, gender-specific individuals.
This has always been the lefts “strategy”, divide and conquer, little do they understand is that people are seeing right through that…