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A Trans Woman Brandished a Firearm. Gun Rights Devotion Disappeared.
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Rihanna Kelver, a transgender woman in Wyoming, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a deadly weapon after drawing her gun in self-defense during an altercation.
- Despite Wyoming's "stand your ground" law intended to protect gun owners acting in self-defense, Kelver faces up to 15 years in prison.
- The case has sparked debate in Wyoming, a gun-friendly and conservative state, about whether Second Amendment protections extend equally to transgender individuals.
- Kelver, a trans rights activist, emphasized the constant threats faced by transgender people and defended her actions as reasonable self-defense.
