I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is a Sunday story from Up First,

where we go beyond the news of the day to bring you one big story.

Five years ago, rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol here in Washington to try to overturn the 2020 election.

It was the largest demonstration of domestic political violence in modern memory.

Since President Trump began his second term, some people fear more unrest.

My colleague, Frank Langfit, has been looking into how some people are responding to this fear, which led him to a gun range

in Maryland to meet someone who goes every week. His name is Charles. This is a Smith and Western

380, and then my next gun will be the Glock.

And I already have a shot gun.

Charles bought his first gun in the last year.

He showed Frank how he's practicing reloading his pistol.

So this is a little task I would stumble over.

Okay.

And you know, you want to...

Putting the bullets out.

Yeah, and you want to kind of be comfortable with everything because the thought is that when

there's an actual situation or event, you know, I want to be fumbled around.

When we come back, NPR's roving national correspondent, Frank Langthett, tells us what's driven Charles to embrace guns.

And the growing national trend he represents.

We'll be right back.

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