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SickSilverado wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:38 pm This may be a good thing sort of right? The left claims the immigrant/hispanic/non-american crowd is under attack from all sides. Surely they wouldn't disarm the people they care about most...right? Or atleast not throw them in jail over some outrageous gun law.

I feel this is one of the ironies of the Left’s gun control agenda. Many legal immigrants and American citizens of Hispanic origin feel under attack and scapegoated. The Left may tend to capitalize on this fear. And yet, whether the fear is warranted or not, the Left’s gun control agenda may unnecessarily deny them the opportunity to arm themselves for protection.

Now, before I’m accused of generalizing how Hispanics may feel, I’m an American citizen of Puerto Rican origin and my wife is a naturalized American citizen of Mexican origin. I’m basing my comments on conversations with Hispanic friends and family members.

As an aside, I found it odd that in a Shall-Issue state like Texas, no LTC holder was available or willing to engage the El Paso shooter when the shooting began. I can’t say what I would’ve done had I been there and carrying. But I wonder if more lives could’ve been saved if an LTC holder would’ve engaged the shooter.

SickSilverado wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:17 pm This came from a few of the people around me at the gun counter and cashier. One said after the El Paso shooting they have to watch out. Another said Trump was sending the Klan to get Mexicans. Another said she just didn't want to be the only one without a gun. I feel bad, these people are honestly afraid that they're under attack. But it seems like a lot of them don't have a clue about guns or how to be safe. I was that guy at one point but I was aware of it and quickly sought training and advice.

My wife is a naturalized US citizen originally from Mexico. After media reports of the manifesto and implied intent behind the killings, this is exactly how my wife now feels. She hates guns and won’t even let me clean mine when she’s around, but her fear has her wanting to get her own handgun, LTC and training. It’s sad that it took this horrific crime to get her to want better prepare herself for self-defense, but at least it helped wake her up to the evil realities of this world.