RAAFA: Training New Gun Owners and Overcoming the Stigma of Black Gun Ownership

  [Jasmine] Barksdale said fear kept her away from guns for most of her life, but joined RAAFA after learning about it from a friend. Now, she does community outreach for the group, dubbing herself a “2A person” — a “Second Amendment person.” “Like basically most Black women,” Barksdale said, “I wasn’t raised in a … Read more

Rep. Burgess Owens Uses History, Facts to Counter the Gun Control Push

By Larry Keane U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) took to the floor of the House of Representatives with a reminder to the politicians pushing gun control. Those proposals have their roots in a racist past and it only serves to further victimize disaffected communities. In 2020, African Americans led the historic gun-buying surge, taking self-protection … Read more