The hub of gay Los Angeles is suddenly brimming with posters with the LGBT flag and one hashtag - #ShootBack.

And it’s not just the rainbow flag waving breed of activism - Americans are rallying behind their nation's gays and lesbians after the homophobic attack at Pulse, a gay Orlando nightclub. Gun owners are coming together to teach people of "all backgrounds and stripes" to use and carry firearms after the Orlando shooting proved how unsafe America can be.

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On Facebook a woman named Erin Palette began putting together a lineup of friends who could give free coaching for firearm use and safety, inclusive gun range time, ammo, gun handling, safety - everything to get people introduced to gun safety and gun laws.

This real time map (to be viewed on Desktop versions of Indiatimes) shows the hundreds of people willing to give time, energy and effort to help "total strangers learn how NOT to be the next ISIS terrorist’s victim."

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In my books, this is much real and credible than the solidarity candle light marches and open letters that happen after any attack on minorities in America.

From Erin’s blog post

So, to all my gun-owning friends who have volunteered yourselves: Bless you. You’re doing a great thing. And if you want to volunteer, just contact me with your name, city & state, and your preferred method of being contacted (email, telephone, etc). To all the preppers out there who are wondering if they ought to learn how to use guns, the answer is a resounding YES.

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INQUISITR reported that gun sales are shooting up among the LGBT demographic, and they're "rushing to...pick all kinds of weapons and ammunition, apparently to protect themselves from similar such incidents"

While the shooting happened in Florida, gun sales are shooting up as far as Colorado, a state on the other side of America

George Horne, the owner of The Gun Room, Denver’s oldest firearms dealer spoke about booming sales. “Business has been booming at my store. For this time of year I’d say it’s three to four times what we normally have.” While gun sales see a spike after shootings in America, LGBT buyers aren't the kind of audience normally flocking to gun stores. One of America's biggest gay guns rights organisations, the Pink Pistols, saw its members double within a day of the shooting.