I am. I am not being shot at.

Lol, and how do you suppose I use my wit to avoid the violence of someone who just does like the color of my skin?

Neither are most people that aren’t out there asking for violence.

Do you not understand this is the same rhetoric conservatives use when they hear about rape, “well what was she wearing”?

I’ve literally been in physical altercations with someone I’ve never met or talked to, simply for being in an interracial marriage in the south.

We have friends who are trans or gay, and we are in a state specifically targeting their safety. The community also has a high rate of domestic violence, and our home acts as a community safe house for a number of friends. Unfortunately there are a large number of firearms in my state and you don’t need a license to conceal one. So there’s a good chance the people my friends would be hiding from may be armed.

So how would you handle these situations in an “adult way”?