this is finley smith, a thirty-three-year-old trans woman who founded an lgbtq shooting group calledrganization trains homosexuals in the use of firearms. we, as a group, have come together to ensure that everyone who wants to protect themselves and their community has access to effective tools to... the group formed in in 2021, in response to increased anti-lgbtq rhetoric, criminal intolerance increased. insert a round into the magazine and then load it. fine. in year twenty-three, state legislators introduced more than 700 anti-lgbtq bills, double the number in year twenty-two. with anti-lgbtq rhetoric on the rise, the question of why lgbtq people want to become gun owners really revolves around one thing. how can i protect myself? i can't trust anyone. if you don't feel like you have a place to belong security, then you will look for a way to feel safe. i have one very clear memory. i came to a regular shooting range , where i practiced shooting for a while, then several people came, while i was just hanging out trying to practice, i look at them and i hear... they say, then i tur