African-Americans Buying More Guns After Trump Win

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Gun sales among African-Americans and other minorities have spiked since the November 8th election of Donald Trump. Many fearing the win will trigger more .

Those fears are not unfounded as the anti-hate watch organization Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has tracked hundreds of hate incidents against blacks, Hispanics, women Muslims and gays since Trump’s election.

According to a report by NBC News, after Donald Trump’s win, Yolanda Scott is upgrading the crowbar she keeps in her purse to a small-caliber pistol.

Scott, an African-American from Alpharetta, Georgia is one of many minorities who have been flocking to gun stores to protect themselves, afraid Trump’s victory will incite more hate crimes.

“It’s best that I be proactive,” said Scott, a fiery 49-year-old financial analyst. “I know where I live.”  

Meantime one gun shop owner said:

“You feel that racists now feel like they can attack us just because the president is doing it.”

Since November 8 they’re seeing up to four times as many black and minority customers — and black gun groups are reporting double the normal number of attendees at their meetings since the election.

 

(AURN)

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