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Rooftop Koreans or Roof Koreans refer to the Korean American business owners and residents during the 1992 Los Angeles riots who armed themselves and took to the rooftops of local businesses to defend themselves.
Following the Rodney King verdict, Los Angeles police were unable to provide protection to many affected areas due to the overwhelming scale of the riots, instead opting to set up a defensive perimeter around the wealthier Beverly Hills and West Hollywood cities, cutting off Koreatown and abandoning other low-income communities, leaving the Koreatown community to mostly fend for themselves. In response, many Korean business owners and residents took matters into their own hands. Local Korean radio stations in Los Angeles put out a call to help Korean business owners, leading to volunteers arriving with their own firearms. The intersection of 5th Street and Western Avenue served as a flashpoint, where the California Market (also called Gaju or Kaju) Korean grocery store was a major point of conflict. Other locations that were defended by citizens with firearms included 8th and Oxford, as well as Western and Third Street.[5] The Los Angeles Times stated there were multiple people on the roof of the grocery with "shotguns and automatic weapons" while Ebony Magazine noted the use of "rifles and handguns."
Because South Korea has a two-year mandatory military service for males, it was noted that many Korean immigrants had experience with handling firearms.
The actions of the rooftop Koreans sparked debates about gun control and vigilantism, while at the same time, they were praised for their bravery and resourcefulness. No rioters were fatally shot by any of the Korean volunteers.
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