National African American Gun Association

First I ever heard of it was here; http://ift.tt/2m3IRIK

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They are members of the National African American Gun Association, a group that has added 9,000 members since Election Day, said Philip Smith, the group's national president. The group launched on Feb. 28, 2015, and added 4,285 members over the same time period the year before, between Nov. 2015 and Feb. 2016. "I'd be lying to you if I said Donald Trump hasn't affected our numbers," Smith said. "They have jumped off the roof." NAAGA now has more than 18,000 members in 24 chapters across the country.

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Junior Joseph, the owner of a gun shop near a black community in Orlando, Florida, said for years most of his customers were white men. But since the election, he said he has been making more sales to black and Latino shoppers. Kevin Jones, a gun dealer in Ohio, said he had also seen more black customers coming in, particularly older women. Not every gun store has seen this kind of trend. At one shop in Virginia, a clerk said they've seen more women shopping for guns, but hadn't noticed an increase in African-American buyers.

Most of what I've read about Trump's affect on the gun market has been that it is depressed as most people (at least those few that did) are no longer fear-mongering about a gun ban.

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A group of older patrons started talking about how buying and owning a gun wasn't always an option for African-Americans. When Martin Luther King Jr.'s home was firebombed in 1956, he applied for a concealed carry permit in the state of Alabama. Local police at that time had the right to determine who could and couldn't get a license. King's application was denied, despite the fact that his life was frequently threatened.

This is something the Obama administration eased with changes to the regulations on the purchase of NFA firearms. The local sheriff is no longer allowed a say on who owns these guns.

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Michael Cargill, the owner of a gun shop in central Texas, said a group of 100 black women had recently called asking him to set up a class on gun safety and the proper way to shoot.

Shooting classes have always been popular with women.

https://www.naaga.co The website.

http://ift.tt/2lQdgrA Their stance on bkgd checks.

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We are a Pro-2nd Amendment Organization. We believe that having the ability to protect ourselves within our community in a lawful manner is essential. We also understand and want everyone in society to be protected with common sense laws that keep us all safe from individuals that shouldn’t have guns. That means …… If you have a “Violent” Felony Conviction – you shouldn’t be able to buy a Gun If you have a Domestic Violence record – you shouldn’t be able to buy a Gun If you are on the Terror Watch List – you shouldn’t be able to buy a Gun …Simple……Balanced…….Fair……

I wonder how they would feel about a bkgd check scheme like that in WA where you need a bkgd check just to handle a gun that does not belong to you. :)

Ranb

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