Many states now have enacted laws which allow the citizen to use a gun in protection of person or to prevent commission of a felony.
Rather than take a chance of a racist mob not stomping on your head, consider Jefferson’s advice - “be at all times armed”.
As Heinlein said: “An armed society is a peaceful society.”
The Heinlein quote is an “Armed society is a polite society.”
Having to back up your mouth with your life tends to inspire folks to be polite as opposed to being foul mouthed schmendricks.