Rooftop Koreans: An example advocating for the importance of citizen ownership of firearms

Rooftop Koreans: An example advocating for the importance of citizen ownership of firearms Rooftop Koreans or Roof Koreans refer to the Korean American business owners and residents who armed themselves and took to the rooftops of local businesses to defend themselves during the 1992 Los Angeles riots . The unrest in urban areas was sparked by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of Rodney King and resulted in rioting, and looting, along with widespread violence and arson throughout the city. For years, there had been tensions between the Los Angeles Korean community and the African American communities, including the killing of Latasha Harlins, an African-American teenager who was controversially fatally shot by a Korean-American convenience store owner who received no jail time. Following the Rodney King verdict, Los Angeles police were unable to provide protection to many affected areas due to the overwhelming scale of t...