Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last several years, you’re already aware that gun ownership saw a significant boom during 2020, with little sign of slowing down. The media has reported on this with varying shades of panic, but it’s an inescapable fact that while the face of gun ownership was already changing prior to the pandemic, that shift has since only accelerated.
One aspect of this new face is those whose politics align with the left. “Liberal gun owner” wasn’t quite an oxymoron 10 years ago, but it definitely wasn’t part of the preconception most Americans had when the topic of the 2nd Amendment came up. Exemplifying this, perhaps better than anyone, is Liberal Gun Owners (LGO), an organization that defies stereotypes both in its target audience and process. Beyond the left-leaning appeal, the organizational structure and approach represent a shift from the usual pro-gun groups one might imagine. We talked to Randy Miyan, executive director of LGO, to help us understand exactly what his group is and what it hopes to do.
First of all, who are you, and what is LGO?
My name is Randy Miyan. I am a semiretired green builder and tai chi/meditation instructor, husband, and father. For the past five years, I have been the full-time
