About

Basic White Girl For Gun Rights

I started Basic White Girl For Gun Rights to be a place for the people who have been “shunned” by many gun owners for their personal choices or looks. Basic White Girl For Gun Rights is about being authentic, it’s about being who you are, it’s about being unique and still having a place you’ll be accepted. It has never been about your stereotypical gun owners, it’s always been about those people you’d see on the street and expect to be anti-gun.

I created Basic White Girl for Gun Rights to show other people that even if you don’t fit the gun owner stereotype, it’s okay to support gun rights and be vocal about it. You have support! Basic White Girl For Gun Rights is for people of color, it’s for members of the LGBTQ community, it’s for college students, it’s for the people who don’t feel welcome by staunch conservative gun owners. 

That being said, even if you’re not part of one of those groups, I’m here for you, too! I love and support anybody that supports the second amendment.

Bottom line is, just be a good person. We’re in this together. ♥

The Girl Behind Basic White Girl For Gun Rights

Hi there! I’m Haley Rose, the girl behind Basic White Girl For Gun Rights! 

I was born in California (yikes right?) and grew up in the beautiful state of Colorado. My senior year of high school made a path for the rest of my life, but not in the usual way, not because of my academics. An incident happened that quickly led to me becoming the most hated person in town, I received more threats than I could count. After being told I would need a bulletproof vest for graduation, I realized nobody was really there to protect me. That experience made me realize that in the end, the only person that is responsible for my safety is myself. With the help of my dad, I took my personal safety upon myself. I received my first handgun when I turned 18 and began training. 

It wasn’t until I was almost 19 that I made the decision to carry. (In Colorado, the law states that a person under the age of 21 can possess and open carry a hand gun.) I’ve experienced the unfortunate reality of being a young woman in the gun world, and that negativity made me want to make a change. If I was a fun young college student who supported gun rights, there were likely others out there. The younger generations are the future of the United States and young gun rights supporters need to use their voice. And I understand that not everybody is comfortable with being out there about it, and that’s where I come in, to show the oppressed gun owners that they aren’t alone. 

I have 7 younger siblings and they are the reason I fight. I fight so they can protect themselves in the future. I fight so I can protect them until then.