Good for them, train often to prevent becoming a victim. 

A couple of points about the slant of the article. First, it has become cool to be racist as BLM has shown us. BLM and La Raza are far more in the public eye these days than the old guard racists like the KKK.  Being racist, specifically toward whites has become somewhat vogue. 

Secondly, training to protect yourself is fine but there is an underlying message here about protecting yourself from the police. Yes, police sometimes do make tragic mistakes, but the idea that you can somehow arm yourself to fight back is terrible. 

That aside, I applaud these women for taking necessary steps to protect themselves. I hope they know that training at least once per week is extremely important to build and maintain skills.