Why More Liberals Are Buying Guns

为什么越来越多的自由主义者购买枪支?

Up First

2026-01-11

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Since President Trump’s second inauguration, more liberals, people of color and LGBTQ folks say they are buying guns and getting training. This is the latest in a trend that researchers, gun clubs and trainers say they’ve been watching for years. No longer do firearm buyers fit the old stereo-type of being white, rural and Republican. Today on The Sunday Story, NPR’s Frank Langfitt shares his reporting on the changing face of American gun ownership. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • I'm Ayesha Roscoe and this is a Sunday story from up first where we go beyond the news of the day to bring you one big story.

  • Five years ago rioters stormed the U.S.

  • Capitol here in Washington to try to overturn the 2020 election.

  • It was the largest demonstration of domestic political violence in modern memory.

  • Since President Trump began his second term, some people fear more unrest.

  • My colleague, Frank Langford, has been looking into how some people are responding to this fear,

  • which led him to a gun range in Maryland to meet someone who goes every week.

  • His name is Charles.

  • This is a Smith & Wesson 380.

  • and then my next gun will be a Glock and I already have a shotgun.

  • Charles bought his first gun in the last year.

  • He showed Frank how he's practicing reloading his pistol.

  • So this is a little task I would stumble over and you know you want to put in the bullet search.

  • Yeah and you want to kind of be comfortable with everything

  • because the thought is that when There's an actual situation or event.

  • When we come back, NPR's roving national correspondent, Frank Langford,

  • tells us what's driven Charles to embrace guns and the growing national trend he represents.

  • We'll be right back.

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