By MELANIE ASMAR
The Concord Monitor
New Hampshire - Ryan Marvin believes in the right to bear arms, a right he says is especially crucial for people who are more likely to be attacked. That's why Marvin, who is gay, recently resurrected the Granite State chapter of the Pink Pistols. The group will hold its first event May 25 at a shooting range in Deerfield.
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The founder of Pink Pistols, an organization that advocates members of the gay community arm themselves as a means of protection from violence, will speak about why the group is important tonight at Cornell University.
Guns can provide those in the gay community a level of protection and security, Krick said. “Armed Gays Don't Get Bashed,” reads the organization's Web site.
“It's like wearing a seatbelt,” Krick said. “You pray you will never need it, but if you do, you want to have it.”
"Thirty-one states allow all qualified citizens to carry concealed weapons. In those states, homosexuals should embark on organized efforts to become comfortable with guns, learn to use them safely and carry them. They should set up Pink Pistols task forces, sponsor shooting courses and help homosexuals get licensed to carry. And they should do it in a way that gets as much publicity as possible. "
There are now over 45 Pink Pistols chapters nationwide, and more are starting up every day.
http://www.pinkpistols.org/
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