rights lgbt location north america website pinkpistols.org the pink pistols are a gay gun rights organization in the united states and canada . their motto is pick on someone your own caliber . 1 contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit inspired by a salon.com article written by jonathan rauch 2 krikket aka doug krick a libertarian activist from illinois while living in massachusetts founded the pink pistols in july 2000 . the organization had at least 45 chapters as of october 2014 . 1 those chapters are located in 33 states and three countries that are principally made up of gun owning lgbt individuals though neither status is mandatory for membership . 3 the political orientation of the pink pistols is considered unusual due to the popular perception in the united states of firearms ownership as a conservative issue and sexuality as a liberal issue . however there is nothing within either of these two single issues that is mutually exclusive and a variety of other pro gun organizations exist for groups not typically associated with gun rights for example the democrats for the second amendment . 4 pink pistols activities include firing range visits and political activism . the group occasionally produces report cards on politicians rating their position on issues of interest to members . according to pinkpistols.org the pink pistols get together at least once a month at local firing ranges to practice shooting and to acquaint people new to firearms with them . we will help you select a firearm acquire a permit and receive proper training in its safe and legal use for self defense . the more people know that members of our community may be armed the less likely they will be to single us out for attack . the pink pistol s symbol consists of an overhead view of a picto person aiming a handgun in an isosceles stance superimposed on a pink triangle . the pink triangle now a gay pride and gay rights symbol was originally a badge that homosexual concentration camp victims were forced to wear during the holocaust . according to spokesperson gwen patton we don t want people to hurt us we want people to run away from us and the best way we have found to do that is to be armed . 1 patton has also stated that the pink pistols tend to get a better response from firearms supporters than from homosexuals . 5 the group s membership increased from 1 500 to 4 500 in the week after the 2016 mass shooting at an orlando florida gay nightclub . 6 as of june 24 2016 the membership is over 7 000 and there are 36 chapters around the country . 7 see also edit stonewall shooting sports of utah list of lgbt related organizations references edit a b c mckay holly . gay gun activists growing lgbt push to support the second amendment fox news october 1 2014 . rauch jonathan . pink pistols salon website march 14 2000 . pinkpistols.org berger knute . gays & guns seattle weekly october 9 2006 . marech rona . san francisco gay group defends right to arms pink pistols oppose ballot issue backed by supervisors san francisco chronicle february 3 2005 . lgbt gun rights group sees membership spike after orlando shooting . nbc news . retrieved 2016 06 18 . lgbt self defense site pink pistols gains followers after orlando massacre . npr . retrieved 2016 06 23 . external links edit official website mentions in the media from 2000 to 2003 via official website and archive.org murdock deroy . coming out of the closet these guys won t be victims national review july 1 2002 via archive.org list of pinkpistols chapters via official website v t e gun interest groups in the u.s. pro gun rights a girl and a gun florida carry georgiacarry.org liberal gun club gun owners action league gun owners of america international association for the protection of civilian arms rights jews for the preservation of firearms ownership law enforcement alliance of america national association for gun rights national rifle association national shooting sports foundation new york state rifle and pistol association pink pistols rocky mountain gun owners second amendment foundation second amendment sisters students for concealed carry virginia citizens defense league pro gun control americans for responsible solutions american state legislators for gun violence prevention brady campaign to prevent gun violence coalition to stop gun violence everytown for gun safety faiths united to prevent gun violence law center to prevent gun violence million mom march moms demand action for gun sense in america national gun victims action council stop handgun violence violence policy center other evolve usa retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pink pistols & oldid 738943941 categories civil rights organizationsfirearms related organizationsgun rights advocacy groups in the united stateslgbt political advocacy groups in the united statesorganizations established in 2000self defenselibertarian organizations based in the united states 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