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Amid fears of civil unrest and political rhetoric, more liberals, people of color, and LGBTQ Americans are buying guns, according to interviews with clubs, trainers, and advocates. The Liberal Gun Club says membership rose from 2,700 to 4,500, with training requests up fivefold; Pink Pistols and traditional gun-rights groups also report surging interest. Google searches for how to buy a gun spiked around the 2024 election and early enforcement actions. New owners, like Charles, a Black Maryland doctor, cite self-protection only. The White House dismissed the reporting, blamed Democrats for violence, and took aim at NPR.

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