In a wooded area outside Virginia¡¯s state capital Richmond, the sounds of gunshots resonate. Collin is learning how to use a firearm.

The semiautomatic weapon in the 38-year-old¡¯s hand is the first he has ever owned.

He is one of many left-leaning Americans who are embracing guns because of their fears about U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration ¡ª upending conventional wisdom about who owns firearms in the United States.