With two deadly mass shootings fresh in people's minds, and a persistent rise in pandemic-linked hate crimes, an increasing number of Americans of Asian descent are considering getting trained on how to use firearms to defend themselves. "Anytime there's been a mass shooting, my business goes up" says Tom Nguyen, a firearms instructor based in Azusa, California. Asian Americans have traditionally been less likely to buy and carry guns, but there has been a shift, with gun shops reporting more customers from minority backgrounds.

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