“The more Black men and women exercise their right to carry, the more police will have to get used to it,” [Narren] Brown said to a room full of NAAGA members. Once classroom learning was over, the group moved on to the shooting range. Julian Merritt, 36, and his father traveled with Brown to the … Read more
In the face of a global pandemic and the recent police killings of black men and women, NAAGA has seen a spike in membership. With over 34,000 members and 75 chapters around the country, NAAGA’s popularity is surprising to many, including its founders. “Good people should have a fighting chance to defend themselves. And if … Read more
“I believe that the best way to stop someone with a gun other than law enforcement is to have a gun yourself. I think too often as African-Americans we’ve been told to not arm ourselves. And I think too often we are just sitting back and letting someone come and save us. If you look … Read more
“Gun ownership in the black community has been key to achieving many of the gains that we enjoy today. The marches of the Civil Rights Movement and the accompanied voting registration drives in the Jim Crow South would have been impossible without the Black people from those towns who hosted the out of town marchers … Read more
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