Ayesha Roscoe

So fear of the administration instituting a gun ban actually united liberal trans people and conservative Second Amendment groups.

You mentioned that you did these interviews over, you know, many months.

President Trump has made great

big, bold changes since he took office last January.

Have the attitudes of any of the people that you've interviewed changed since you first talked to them?

Did Dana's change in attitude surprise you?

So does this mean Dana is giving up their guns?

So we've heard from the liberal gun club and Dana learned to shoot with the pink pistols.

Frank, why do you think people on the left and minorities seek out these kind of training groups?

So Padavani, what he's describing is that some trainers create what it sounds like a very toxic environment.

Like, is that common?

Well, Frank, I have one final question for you.

People you talk to said they fear political unrest and they worry that, you know, fellow citizens might attack them.

How likely do they think that is?

Like, do they think that this is a real possibility now?

Frank, thank you so much for your reporting on this.

That was NPR's roving national correspondent, Frank Langfield.

This episode of The Sunday Story was produced by Thomas Coltrane and Andrew Mambo.

Liana Simstrom and Catherine Laidlaw edited this episode.

Fact-checking by Susie Cummings.