{"id":199357,"date":"2024-02-28T09:33:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=199357"},"modified":"2024-02-28T10:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:51:55","slug":"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MajToure-1024x622.png\" alt=\"BGM\" class=\"wp-image-84857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MajToure-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MajToure-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MajToure-400x243.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MajToure-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/MajToure.png 1132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter.  (<em>Photo: Maj Toure<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">8<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-gun-control-history\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Gun Control History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-philip-smith-naaga\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Philip Smith \u2013 NAAGA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-michael-cargill-challenging-atf\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Michael Cargill \u2013 Challenging ATF<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-geneva-solomon-advocate\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Geneva Solomon \u2013 Advocate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-maj-toure-black-guns-matter\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Maj Toure \u2013 Black Guns Matter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-shermichael-singleton-political-commentator\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Shermichael Singleton \u2013 Political Commentator<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-colion-noir-activist-and-lawyer\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" data-level=\"2\">Colion Noir \u2013 Activist and Lawyer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Joe Bartozzi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the month of February, America celebrates Black History Month. There is much to celebrate for the contributions African Americans have made to our nation. That includes within the firearm industry and as gun owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That history, of course,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/pundits-blog\/civil-rights\/347324-the-racist-origin-of-gun-control-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>isn\u2019t without controversy<\/strong><\/a>. There is still progress to be made. The history of Black Americans and firearm ownership has advanced far beyond what it was at the nation\u2019s founding. That history, however, isn\u2019t meant to be swept under the rug. It is an important lesson that all Americans, from all walks of life, should understand for how it impacts our fundamental freedoms \u2013 including Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The right to keep and bear arms is&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/pictureshow\/2022\/10\/13\/1126878376\/christian-lee-captures-black-gun-ownership-in-armed-doesnt-mean-dangerous\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">increasingly popular<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in the African American community. That\u2019s an important fact that no one in America should ignore. The Second Amendment isn\u2019t a right for just one segment of America. It\u2019s a right for all \u2013 to be exercised whenever any law-abiding citizen so chooses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/theres-a-reason-african-american-gun-ownership-is-rising\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>witnessed and celebrated<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;this growth, especially over recent years as African American gun ownership has skyrocketed. Today\u2019s public and private ranges look like the rest of America, because, let\u2019s be honest, their customers are the rest of America. That includes more African American men and women purchasing firearms, learning how to properly and safely store them when not in use and becoming proficient in marksmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gun-control-history\">Gun Control History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of African Americans and gun ownership in America shows this wasn\u2019t always the case. Our friends at the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) detailed the complex and discriminatory nature of gun control that was used as a tool to disarm Blacks. Many of today\u2019s gun control laws have their roots in racist Jim Crow laws. Some of them, like&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/n-c-legislature-overrides-veto-abolishes-104-year-old-jim-crow-pistol-permit-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">North Carolina\u2019s requirement<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for a sheriff to approve a permit-to-purchase, have been abolished. Yet, some remain and some states even&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-02-07\/if-we-must-rely-on-history-and-tradition-to-assess-gun-laws-does-racist-history-count\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">reference these racist laws as reasons<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to continue to deny Second Amendment rights to all Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NAAGA\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/naaga.co\/history-of-guns-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">website<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;offers a clear understanding of how Blacks were denied their gun rights. It started with states adopting Black Codes, which were used to deny gun ownership to Blacks. Louisiana colonists established the French Black Code in 1751 that required colonists to stop Blacks if they were seen carrying a firearm and if necessary, beat \u201cany Black carrying any potential weapon, such as a cane.\u201d If a Black person refused to stop, colonists were authorized to \u201cshoot to kill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were even inclusions to the law to disarm free Blacks and disarm Black militias. That didn\u2019t stop African Americans from taking up arms to protect themselves, even at risk to their own lives. Harriet Tubman, the famed abolitionist who ushered slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad, was known to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/hatu\/planyourvisit\/upload\/MD_TubmanFactSheet_MythsFacts_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">carry a pistol<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for her own protection and later a sharpshooter\u2019s rifle during the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black Codes were adopted in many states following the end of the Civil War, requiring licenses for carrying or possessing firearms. That didn\u2019t discourage Frederick Douglass, abolitionist and statesman, from recognizing and advocating for Black Americans, including gun ownership. He\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2014\/07\/22\/how-crazy-negroes-with-guns-he\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">wrote<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in 1867, \u201ca man\u2019s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ruger-talo-gp100-every-day-carry-357-magnum\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">Ruger Talo GP100: Every Day Carry 357 Magnum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ida B. Wells-Barnett, an anti-lynching crusader,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourtango.com\/2017300768\/10-inspirational-quotes-activist-ida-b-wells\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">wrote<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in 1892 of the importance of Black Americans to be armed at a time when lynchings took the lives of one Black person every three days. \u201cA Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every Black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 100 years after slavery was abolished, African American rights were dismal. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2021\/10\/27\/why-martin-luther-king-couldnt-get-a-carry-permit\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">applied for a concealed carry permit<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;after his Alabama home was firebombed in 1956. The local sheriff denied the permit, deeming him \u201cunsuitable.\u201d One account noted that Dr. King possessed an&nbsp;<strong>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/mlk-and-his-guns_b_810132\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">arsenal<\/a>\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;before he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/martin-luther-king-had-complicated-legacy-on-gun-violence-1.2741025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>embraced non-violence<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to protest racism in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1964, the Deacons for Defense was formed to protect members of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). It was comprised mostly of WWII and Korean War veterans and provided protection for African Americans registering to vote and civil rights workers. Deacons for Defense provided security for the 1966 March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson, Mississippi. In 1966, the Black Panther Party was formed in Oakland, California, and advocated for self-defense through the use of firearms and exercising Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawful and responsible gun ownership in the African American community continues today. Many choose to own a firearm for self-defense. Others are finding community in recreational target shooting. In 2020, the same year the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown orders came and crime was spiking, African Americans were purchasing firearms at a rate of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-survey-reveals-broad-demographic-appeal-for-firearm-purchases-during-sales-surge-of-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>58 percent higher<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;than the year before. Today,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2022\/02\/rise-of-black-female-gun-owners.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">African American women are the fastest growing segment<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of gun owners, with an 87 percent growth rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few examples of outstanding advocates for the right to keep and bear arms:<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-philip-smith-naaga\">Philip Smith \u2013 NAAGA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>African American gun ownership also saw a rapid increase in membership with NAAGA. Founded by Philip Smith,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/naaga.co\/how-it-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>NAAGA\u2019s goal<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;is to expose, educate and motivate as many African American men and women to go out and purchase a firearm for self-defense and to take training on proper gun use. NAAGA will celebrate eight years of their founding on Feb. 28, 2015, in honor of Black History Month. NAAGA actively advocates for Second Amendment rights of all Americans, especially African Americans. Smith has testified before Congress and NAAGA has submitted&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/naaga.co\/amicus-briefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>amicus briefs<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for several court challenges that seem to be destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith added his voice to NSSF\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssfrealsolutions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">Real Solutions. Safer Communities\u00ae<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;campaign, which promotes firearm industry-led efforts for safe and responsible gun ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-michael-cargill-challenging-atf\">Michael Cargill \u2013 Challenging ATF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NAAGA has good company when it comes to adding an African American voice in the courts for Second Amendment rights. Michael Cargill is the owner of Central Texas Gun Works and challenged the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Final Rule banning bump stocks. The case,&nbsp;<em>Garland v. Cargill<\/em>, is being petitioned to the U.S. Supreme Court after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled the ATF overstepped their regulatory authority.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-files-amicus-brief-in-garland-v-cargill\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>NSSF filed an amicus brief<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;supporting Cargill\u2019s challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-geneva-solomon-advocate\">Geneva Solomon \u2013 Advocate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Geneva Solomon is the co-owner of Redstone Firearms in Burbank, Calif., which she operates with her husband, Jonathan. She\u2019s a domestic abuse survivor, business owner, firearm ownership advocate and NAAGA executive board member. She\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/05\/18\/business\/gun-control-debate-women-minorities\/index.html#:~:text=NAAGA%20executive%20board%20member%20Geneva%20Solomon%2C%2039%2C%20and%20her%20husband,Burbank%2C%20California%2C%20gun%20store.\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">spoken in the media<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and testified before the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/women-testify-of-second-amendment-empowerment-to-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>importance of Second Amendment rights<\/strong><\/a>, particularly when it applies to African Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy journey from victim to survivor to advocate has led me to this moment today,\u201d Solomon explained to Congress. \u201cAs a Black woman, this is not a matter of imagination. It was my lived experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon said her path to healing and protecting herself and her family made her realize, \u201cI had to become my own first responder.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon has&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V0-6ntEgxlo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">also advocated<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssfrealsolutions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">NSSF\u2019s Real Solutions. Safer Communities\u00ae<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;campaign for firearm-industry driven safety programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maj-toure-black-guns-matter\">Maj Toure \u2013 Black Guns Matter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maj Toure is the founder of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blackgunsmattermajtoure\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">Black Guns Matter<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and a staunch advocate and leading voice for African American gun ownership. Black Guns Matter is focused on<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tacticalpay.com\/20-toure\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">educating people<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>of all races, especially Black Americans, on safe, legal and responsible gun ownership. Toure has also testified before Congress and has been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnStossel\/videos\/maj-toure-black-guns-matter\/620011099811017\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>featured in media<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;speaking out for Second Amendment rights, especially those of African Americans. He\u2019s unafraid to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/video\/2022\/11\/09\/maj-toure-gun-control-is-the-most-racist-practice-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">condemn gun control laws<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recoilweb.com\/the-racist-history-of-gun-control-170500.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">noted for saying<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cAll gun control is racist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shermichael-singleton-political-commentator\">Shermichael Singleton \u2013 Political Commentator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Shermichael Singleton, together with John Keys, created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/gunsouttv\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>Guns Out TV<\/strong>,<\/a>&nbsp;a gun culture lifestyle brand and media company that aims to create educational, entertaining and compelling content pertaining to firearms operation and ownership. Singleton is also a noted political commentator, appearing on MSNBC, Fox News and CNN, to speak about the latest on politics. He\u2019s also a fierce advocate for lawful and responsible gun ownership, especially in the African American community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He authored a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/civil-rights\/546176-why-african-americans-should-strictly-oppose-the-war-on-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\">column in The Hill<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>in 2021, noting the growth of African American gun owners and cautioning politicians against abandoning voters in favor of special-interest gun control groups that would rob African Americans of their Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat is why efforts by Democrats to legislate the Second Amendment out of existence may land on deaf ears among African Americans who usually support a gun control agenda,\u201d Singleton wrote. \u201cAfrican Americans are now becoming more receptive to the idea of responsible and legal gun ownership as a realistic defense against rising crime and violence from the far right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singleton has been instrumental in advancing NSSF\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssfrealsolutions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>Real Solution. Safer Communities\u00ae<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;campaign by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jozurO3FH9k\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\"><strong>adding his voice<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to the importance of firearm industry safety efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-colion-noir-activist-and-lawyer\">Colion Noir \u2013 Activist and Lawyer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Colion Noir has long been a staple of gun ownership advocacy. He combined his background as a lawyer and passion for firearm ownership to examine the Second Amendment and the attacks on gun rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo me, a gun in the hands of a responsible law-abiding citizen is the ultimate symbol of freedom,\u201d Noir writes on his website, adding, \u201cOver time, I grew tired of hiding and feeling guilty for the sins of other people who used guns irresponsibly. I wasn\u2019t a drug dealer, I didn\u2019t gang bang and I didn\u2019t want to kill anyone. I was a college kid who developed a healthy passion for guns with a desire to protect myself. When I finally came out of the gun closet, I came out talking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Noir is one of the most recognizable faces of gun ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Black History Month wouldn\u2019t be complete without talking about \u2013 and celebrating \u2013 the victories for African Americans claiming their Second Amendment rights. Those rights belong to every American, regardless of race. Those fighting for these rights deserve the recognition they are making for all Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Joe Bartozzi<\/strong>\u00a0is the President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (\u201cNSSF\u201d), the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers\u2019 Institute (\u201cSAAMI\u201d) and the Chairman of the Project ChildSafe\u00ae Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"black-history-month-should-celebrate-black-gun-ownership\" title=\"Black History Month Should Celebrate Black Gun Ownership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the month of February, America celebrates Black History Month. There is much to celebrate for the contributions African Americans have made to our nation. 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