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	Pink Pistols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Their symbol consists of an overhead view of a picto-person in an isoceles stance aiming a handgun over a pink triangular background, the latter referring to the symbol gays were forced to wear in the Nazi concentration camps.
		Some critics have accused Pink Pistols of being far more interested in the gun side of their platform, with sexuality only an afterthought to get attention for what is essentially just an atypical libertarian group.
		The Pink Pistols was founded in July 2000 by Doug Krick, a software engineer and libertarian activist from Massachusetts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Pink_Pistols (314 words)

	Salon Feature \| Pink pistols
		Pink pistols, I'll warrant, would do far more for the self-esteem of the next generation of gay men and women than any number of hate-crime laws or anti-discrimination statutes.
		Pink pistols are a kind of civil-rights measure, but they are fully compatible with other, more traditional kinds of civil-rights measures.
		He is a certified pistol instructor and is licensed to carry a concealed firearm.
	archive.salon.com /news/feature/2000/03/14/pistol/print.html (1347 words)

	Ohio Pink Pistols Threatened by Club-Wielding "Official" and Horde of Stormtroop : LA IMC
		The Pink Pistols respected the treatment from the Columbus Police Department, and the attention paid to their civil rights, and felt that due process had been adequately served, so they were accompanied to the edge of the event site by two CPD officers, with whom they amiably chatted as they walked.
		"Pink Pistols National is appalled and disgusted at the actions of Stonewall Columbus, first for making such clearly illegal and downright totalitarian threats, and then for engaging in acts of bullying, intimidation, and flagrantly terroristic bashing to forward their political ideas and goals.
		The Pink Pistols is the largest national Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender organization dedicated to the legal, safe, and responsible use of firearms for self-defense of the sexual-minority community.
	la.indymedia.org /print.php?id=113715 (1803 words)

	Deroy Murdock on Pink Pistols on National Review Online
		Pink Pistols borrowed its name from the headline of a March 13, 2000 Salon magazine article by Jonathan Rauch, an openly libertarian columnist for the National Journal who happens to be gay.
		Jeton Ademaj, 30, is organizing a Pink Pistols club in New York City "so people can socialize and network and support each other's right to self-defense." Ademaj, a porter in a Fifth Avenue apartment building, also tells me that Gotham's costly, Byzantine gun controls frustrate law-abiding citizens who seek firearms for their own protection.
		Pink Pistols chapters hold monthly meetings and frequent competitions at shooting ranges, to promote marksmanship and camaraderie.
	www.nationalreview.com /murdock/murdock070102.asp (941 words)

	Pink Pistols Passionate About Gun Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		They are members of the Boston chapter of the Pink Pistols -- a club that shares a love for target shooting, a majority of whom are gay or bisexual.
		The aim of the Pink Pistols is to shoot holes in stereotypes, and have fun while doing it.
		But part of the Pink Pistols mission is to warn those inclined to gay bash not to assume their intended victims can't fight back.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/857019/posts (1085 words)

	ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY OC Weekly: Cover: They’re Here, They’re Queer, They’re Armed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		McIntyre heads the Orange County chapter of the Pink Pistols, a two-year-old national organization that encourages gays and lesbians to become familiar with and, if legal, tote guns about, not only to protect themselves—its national motto is "Armed gays don’t get bashed"—but also to project a sense of strength.
		The Pink Pistols are for them, McIntyre says, for anyone who feels unsafe on the street, not just gays and lesbians, but also young mothers and senior citizens, which is why Pink Pistols welcomes anyone, gay or straight, to be a member or to just come down and shoot.
		The Pink Pistols have been compared to the Black Panthers and Jewish Defense League (JDL), movements that grew from communities animated by a pervasive feeling that the general public cared very little about—was antagonistic toward—their safety.
	www.ocweekly.com /ink/03/19/cover-lowery.php (2861 words)

	SAN FRANCISCO / Gay group defends right to arms / Pink Pistols oppose ballot issue backed by supervisors
		As the debate over the handgun ban proposal sharpens, the Pink Pistols, a national group with 38 chapters, is determinedly stepping into the fray.
		The Pink Pistols are likely to play a critical role in the developing San Francisco fight, said Chuck Michel, a spokesman for the California Rifle and Pistol Association and a lawyer for the National Rifle Association.
		On Tuesday evening, five Pink Pistol shooters who respectfully disagree exercised their rights to own and shoot guns at Jackson Arms, a low-budget indoor shooting range in South San Francisco.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/03/BAGMTB4NTL1.DTL (1091 words)

	sfbg.com \| news
		The Pink Pistols say the answer to increasing violence against queers is more gun ownership.
		Founded in Boston in 1999, the Pink Pistols are a loose-knit organization of queer gun enthusiasts, with 37 chapters across the country.
		Boyer, who would not say whether he or other Pink Pistols members ever illegally carry a handgun on the street, grew up in the desert in Arizona, where he received his first gun when he was six years old.
	www.sfbg.com /37/36/news_pink.html (1704 words)

	Delaware Valley Pink Pistols Announces Pistol Competition During 2004 Philly Pride Week
		Their event is the Pink Pistols Speed and Accuracy Pistol Challenge, a charity shooting event where persons, GLBT or straight, are invited to come and try their skill in the real-life equivalent of the old-time shooting gallery.
		The Pink Pistols hope that some of the contestants will be GLBT or straight persons new to shooting, who will decide to explore it more fully after the competition.
		The event Patton speaks of is the Pink Pistols Speed and Accuracy Pistol Challenge, a charity shooting event where persons, GLBT or straight, are invited to come and try their skill in the real-life equivalent of the old-time shooting gallery.
	www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/4/emw120784.htm (695 words)

	PINK PISTOLS: Gays, gun rights movement merge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Albert Lowe, 47, of Leslie is a member of the Pink Pistols, a national gay gun-rights group.
		But the juxtaposition of gays and guns made perfect sense to Albert Lowe, who is starting a Michigan chapter of the Pink Pistols, a gay gun-rights group with 37 chapters in the United States and at least 5,000 members.
		From there, the Pink Pistols morphed from just a collective of gun enthusiasts to a more proactive, political group that educates, lobbies and speaks out in the gay community in favor of gun rights.
	www.freep.com /news/metro/nguns25_20030825.htm (993 words)

	Pink Pistols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Pink Pistols itself is a national group of gun enthusiasts who also are interested in preserving and enjoying alternative lifestyles of many different types.
		We are not just "pink" for gay, we are "pink" to be proudly out of the mainstream.
		You are invited to read through the front pages of the Pink Pistols for all the good details.
	nova.pinkpistols.org (473 words)

	Instapundit.com - MORE FROM THE PINK PISTOLS
		It says what happened, calls out a speaker who was inappropriate, and talks about the Pink Pistols, giving fair coverage to the point that most gun owners are not homophobic.
		Now prior to working with the Pink Pistols, I was the President of the Bisexual Resource Center, so I regularly worked with activists from NGLTF, GLAAD, and occasionally HRC.
		The Pink Pistols win respect by actually doing the work to earn it and being worthy of it.
	www.instapundit.com /archives/000549.php (1293 words)

	(PA) Group targets safety, defense (Pink Pistols) - TheFiringLine Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		All of this changed for the Jeffersonville resident two months ago when she realized there was a way she could minimize her fears, and protect herself and help others feel the same way.
		With her pistol and a carry permit, Patton says she doesn’t feel helpless anymore.
		Pink Pistols is men AND women -- anyone in the gay/lesbian community.
	www.thefiringline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=75548 (476 words)

	Pink Pistols
		There are now over 35 Pink Pistols chapters nationwide, and more are starting up every day.
		We are dedicated to the legal, safe, and responsible use of firearms for self-defense of the sexual-minority community.
		We no longer believe it is the right of those who hate and fear gay, lesbian, bi, trans, or polyamorous persons to use us as targets for their rage.
	www.pinkpistols.org /index2.html (358 words)

	Utah Pink Pistols \| MetaFilter
		The Pink Pistols of Utah are ready for trouble.
		I think you're already spending your time worrying about what might happen than reacting to what is happening (explanation here) and perhaps worse, alleviating that worry by porting a pistol that has to be retrieved from a glittery handbag before it's of any use.
		I don't think the pink pistols are the solution to a problem they cast themselves as.
	www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/22956 (3131 words)

	Pensito Review » Haters Beware: Gays Packing Pink Pistols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In response to escalating hate-crime violence against gays and transgendered individuals in Florida, Broward County resident Keith Jackson is planning to start a chapter of Pink Pistols, a nationwide organization of gays who pack heat to beat hate.
		The Pink Pistols have more than 7,000 members in the U.S. and British Columbia.
		According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics, in 2003, 55 hate crimes were committed against homosexuals and transgendered people in Florida — the largest proportion of hate crimes ever attributed to sexual orientation, as opposed to other hate crime categories.
	pensitoreview.com /2005/08/16/haters-beware-gays-packing-pink-pistols (408 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "CCRKBA Blasts 'DoubleStandard Bigotry' Against Pink Pistols" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Following their participation in a Gay Pride parade, members of the Central Ohio Pink Pistols chapter-who were carrying sidearms openly, as allowed by the Ohio Constitution and recently affirmed by the state Supreme Court-were confronted by a contingent from Stonewall Columbus at Bicentennial Park.
		Prior to the parade, the Pink Pistols had been warned via e-mail by Stonewall Columbus Executive Director Kate Anderson, "Should anyone bring a firearm (to) this Stonewall Columbus event, the firearm will be confiscated and not returned and the individual will be rejected from the event.
		As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=145-07012004 (468 words)

	pink pistols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Miner said she doesn't know if she was targeted because she lives openly with her girlfriend in the Boston suburb of Arlington, Mass.
		But like other members of a burgeoning group called the Pink Pistols, she's challenging the notion that gays and guns don't mix.
		About a third of Pink Pistol members are heterosexual, including Brian Hepler, who took over the Northern Virginia chapter when a bisexual friend stepped down.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/823722/posts (790 words)

	Alphecca: Ohio Pink Pistols Confronted
		In a follow up to my mention of the Pink Pistols being dis-invited from the Columbus, Ohio Gay Pride Parade last Sunday, Gwen, from the Pink Pistols reported on the confrontation in my comments section.
		As others have noted, various Pride Parade organizers around the country have allowed such disgusting and illegal (or at least promoting illegal activity) groups as NAMBLA to march with them, but would not allow responsible, law-abiding groups such the Pink Pistols to do the same.
		The Ohio chapter of the Pink Pistols are all legally licensed to conceal-carry.
	www.alphecca.com /mt_alphecca_archives/000286.html (462 words)

	Lansing State Journal:Gay gun advocates create Pink Pistols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Armed: Albert Lowe, 47, of Leslie, who is starting a Michigan chapter of the Pink Pistols, a national gay gun rights group, practices firing his licensed semi-automatic handgun.
		LESLIE - Gay rights usually are seen as part of the liberal agenda, with gun rights of interest to conservatives.
		That's fine with Albert Lowe, who is starting a Michigan chapter of the Pink Pistols, a gay gun-rights group with 37 chapters in the United States and at least 5,000 members.
	www.lsj.com /news/local/030826_pink_pistols_1b.html (249 words)

	CBS News \| 'Pink Pistols' Pack Some Heat \| January 13, 2003 17:33:48
		Miner, whose intruder survived the neck wound last March and was charged with breaking and entering, doesn't know if she was targeted because she lives openly with her girlfriend in the Boston suburb of Arlington, Mass.
		They're one of several groups that cater to an atypical crowd of gun enthusiasts, such as Geeks with Guns and Jews for the Preservation of Gun Ownership.
		About a third of Pink Pistol members are heterosexual, including Brian Hepler, who leads the Northern Virginia chapter, whose 83 members make it one of the larger clubs.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/01/13/national/main536315.shtml (744 words)

	Seattle Weekly - features: Gays & guns
		A recent article on Salon, "Pink Pistols" by Jonathan Rauch, makes the case for gays being armed.
		Pink pistols, I'll warrant, would do far more for the self-esteem of the next generation of gay men and women than any number of hate crime laws or antidiscrimination statutes."
		That urge, that sense of empowerment, is captured on the logo Cease Fear plans to unveil at this year's Pride Parade: a pink fist holding a handgun with the words, "Bash This!"
	www.seattleweekly.com /features/0025/features-berger.shtml (1049 words)

	Gay gun advocates start 'Pink Pistols' chapter in Ohio \| wkyc.com
		Rife's a member of the Ohio chapter of Pink Pistols, a national group dedicated to arming the gay community for its own protection.
		Pink Pistols was created three years ago in Boston as more of a social club for shooting enthusiasts.
		But as word of the group and membership spread nationally, it became more self-defense oriented.
	www.wkyc.com /news/news_fullstory.asp?id=12082 (221 words)

	Twin Cities Pink Pistols
		Ohio Pink Pistols Threatened by Club-Wielding "Official" and Horde of Stormtroopers at Pride Festival, Ordered to Surrender Firearms
		Pistols to host charity shoot for Philadelphia Pride
		Pink Pistols to file papers with the US Supreme Court -- Please Donate
	www.pinkpistolstc.org (303 words)

	Pink Pistols - Delaware Valley Chapter
		(We're the Delaware Valley chapter of the nationwide Pink Pistols organization.)
		By July of that year, our founder Doug Krick had begun to organize the first Pink Pistols chapter in the Boston, MA area, and only a month later he was saying in a press release:
		Discounted memberships at Classic Pistol are now available to Pink Pistols members.
	delawarevalley.pinkpistols.org (409 words)

	Pink Pistols (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Please contact the Lima Area, Ohio group for more information at limaareapinkpistols@usa.com.
		Subscribe to Pink Pistols of Lima Area, OH
		It is currently under construction, however please feel free to visit the links we currently have available.
	lima.pinkpistols.org (81 words)

	FirearmNews.com's Firearm Site Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		New York State Rifle & Pistol Association - The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association is the state's largest and oldest firearms advocacy organization.
		Pink Pistols - We are dedicated to the legal, safe, and responsible use of firearms for self-defense of the sexual-minority community.
		RPA-PAC - RPA-PAC is the official Political Action Committee of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association.
	www.firearmnews.com /directory (2674 words)

	Alphecca: Pink Pistols Not Invited...
		If you're participating in a march, on a public street, and have the required permit to carry concealed, what authority do the organizers have to take it away?
		I remember reading somewhere a PP member quoted as saying, "It's easir to come out to gun people about being gay than it is to come out to gay people about liking guns."
		So far as how they'd know that permit holders were carrying, the best that I could figure is that they were planning on frisking every one of the Pink Pistols who showed up and stealing their guns.
	www.alphecca.com /mt_alphecca_archives/000268.html (597 words)

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