Some Asian Americans become first-time gun owners for protection amid the coronavirus

Sacramento Bee ^ | April 8 2020 | BY THEODORA YU

[rintintin]

For 25 years since he immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 18, Jeffrey Lau never felt he needed to purchase a firearm. But the coronavirus outbreak changed his mind: he bought his first gun in early March to protect his family.

To slow the spread of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, public health orders have been keeping people indoors, causing businesses to struggle and the loss of jobs. Food and supplies have run out in stores regularly. Many worry chaos and violence would ensue in the event of mass panic.

Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/coronavirus/article241731276.html#storylink=cpy

[Leaning Right]

Some Asian-Americans had guns long before now.
LA, the 1992 riots:

[A_Former_Democrat]

Gotta fight off those who’d attack them because of the CHINESE Virus

I mean there are just so many reports of that!!

[Zhang Fei]

[But Asian Americans had historically low rates of gun ownership, according to Asian Fortune News. Taehyun Kim, mass communications professor at California State University, Northridge, explained the historical and cultural context of guns in Asia.

According to Kim, guns conjured a negative image. They were used by colonizers or western merchants as a “weapon of oppression,” forcing some Asian countries to open their borders. Martial arts – techniques that require years of practice – were more respected than using guns during combat at that time.]

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This guy pulled this stuff out of his rear end. In reality, throwing darts, crossbows, recurve bows, matchlocks and cannon were just some of the ranged weapons used in the Orient before native technologies were overtaken by the West’s post-Renaissance advances. The average Oriental traveled armed to the teeth, because the government had only the resources to arm enough troops to put down revolts, but not provide day-to-day security. Banditry was an ever-present danger, and anyone who traveled unarmed was taking his life into his own hands.

[alloysteel]

I did not know you could still BUY a firearm in California. They certainly have tried to put a chokehold on ammunition and large-capacity magazines.

Nothing fancy when it comes to home defense. Always fire at center-of-mass, no razzle-dazzle stuff like shooting the assailant’s weapon out of their hand.

[Zhang Fei]

[“We feel like the leader’s decisions are not in our favor. They are not protecting us,” Lam said, citing the president’s tweets. “We all demand correct, right information from our leader so we can follow.”]

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What a ding-a-ling. Trump, who is despised by the vast majority of blacks, is now responsible for inspiring blacks to beat up Orientals? This guy quoted seems to have no clue what a dipstick he sounds like.

[TMN78247]

FWIW, I was TDY in LA during the ‘92 riots. = Things in LA would have been MUCH WORSE, imVho, had it NOT been for the brave Koreans, who defended their shops & neighbors.

Those men/women had GUTS, to take on the arsonists, robbers & other violent criminals W/O LAPD help.

Yours, TMN78247

[A_Former_Democrat]

Gee, With record gun sales for the month of March wouldn’t the “journalist” Yu also suspect that some of the first time gun owners are Caucasians?

Where are the articles on that?

[windsorknot]

Some Asian-Americans had guns long before now.

Exactly what my first thoughts were when I read this.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

But after jumping through all the hoops to get a handgun in California they are “shocked, SHOCKED!” to find they still have to wait ten whole days before they can pick it up.

[Pearls Before Swine]

From Frank Zappa’s “Freak Out:”

Wednesday I watched the riot
I’ve seen the cops out on the street
Watch them throwing rocks and stuff and choking in the heat
Listen to reports
About the whiskey passin’ round
Seen the smoke and fire
And the market burnin’ down
Watched while everybody on his street would take a turn
They stomp and smash and bash and crash and slash and bust ‘n burn
And I’m watching and I’m waitin hopin’ for the best
Even think I go to prayin’
Every time I hear em sayin’
That there’s no way to delay
That trouble comin’ every day
No way to delay
That trouble comin’ everyday

[Pearls Before Swine]

I particularly remember...

“Watched them throwin’ rocks and stuff
and chokin’ in the heat...”

[Keyhopper]

Yeah, they cheer the regulations until it affects them.
Hopefully, we have a whole bunch of new 2 A supporters on our team

[Kommodor]

A Vietnamese buddy of mine at work was harassed by a group of ‘yutes’ while going to Sam’s the other day. Calling him cuss names in VN lingo. Not cool.

He just kept his head down and went into the store because he didn’t want a beat down.

I suggested that’s why people in TX do the CC. I think I may suggest he (and his family) stock up, because things could get ugly.