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For more than 30 years, California has banned the ownership of assault weapons and the transfer of certain types of semiautomatic firearms, such as the AR-15 style rifle, with detachable magazines.
By LIU YINMENG in Los Angeles | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-19 08:24 Share CLOSE A protester expresses defiance at a rally in Millbrae, California, on Saturday in highlighting the types of violence experienced by Asian Americans. [LIU GUANGUAN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE] With no letup in racist violence in US, fears drive many to resort to self-defense More Asian Americans are arming themselves for protection amid a surge in violence and abuse directed at them during the coronavirus pandemic. Tim Hensley, general manager of Towers Armory, ...
They gather almost every night at San Francisco's Dragon Gate, the ornately decorated entrance to the nation's oldest Chinatown. Armed with only whistles and pamphlets, the volunteer neighbourhood patrol roams the streets, checking out ATMs and mum-and-pop shops in areas where Asian residents have experienced attacks that have left this neighbourhood on edge. Some volunteers drive more than an hour to walk these blocks - largely deserted by a combination of fear and pandemic lockdown - to hand out bilingual fliers that explain how to report a crime to police. Similar patrols have sprouted in...
Violent attacks against Asian American elders have left the community reeling, especially across Chinatowns from New York to San Francisco. Now they're looking for ways to protect themselves.