Black Guns Matter

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Black Guns Matter

Black Guns Matter is an organization aimed at educating

firearm safety, U.S. gun laws, and conflict resolution.[3][4]

Background

Demonstrators at the 2020 VCDL Lobby Day gun rights rally; one demonstrator can be seen wearing Black Guns Matter apparel.

In 2016, Toure founded Black Guns Matter to prevent people from being arrested on what he believed to be avoidable gun possession charges due to a lack of knowledge on how to legally purchase and carry firearms;

financial transparency.[7]

Views

In September 2019, Toure testified, representing Black Guns Matter before the

gun control.[8] The organization attributes the high homicide rates in inner cities to a failure to de-escalate from violence and a lack of gun safety. Toure said that "more Black people would be alive if they were armed". He also argued that rates of police brutality may decrease when Black men carrying firearms are viewed as less of a threat by police.[2][9]

Toure argued that safety means armed self-defense and "all gun control is racist", pointing to the 1967

National Rifle Association of America (NRA), saying that it was not doing enough for Black communities.[2] In 2021, Toure took part at the Conservative Political Action Conference.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gun sales spike among African-Americans: 'Our ancestors died for us to vote, they also died for us to be able to carry guns'". news.yahoo.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e Abadi, Mark; Scher, Isaac; Duarte, Barbara Corbellini; Jiang, Hannah (July 15, 2020). "A group called 'Black Guns Matter' is teaching Black Americans how to use firearms". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. ^ "Black Americans flock to gun stores and clubs: 'I needed to protect myself'". The Guardian. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. ^ Mellisa, Chan (November 17, 2020). "Racial Tension is Behind a Rise in Black Gun Ownership". Time. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. ^ a b "New CPAC stars: Black gun rights activists". Politico. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  6. ^ "When Blacks Exercise Their Second Amendment Rights". NBC News. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  7. ^ "Black Guns Matter Founder Maj Toure: Black Lives Matter "Designed Specifically To Fleece The Black Community"". RealClearPolitics. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  8. ^ "Community Responses to Gun Violence in our Cities". U.S. House Judiciary Committee. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  9. ^ "'Black Guns Matter' Focuses On Firearms Education To Decrease Violence". NPR. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  10. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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