Thanks for posting this Comm2A.
I had no idea who Maj Toure is, so I did a quick search. Sounds like he is one of the good guys who educated himself and is working to make positive change. I really like that he is very clear that he is not a firearms expert. He is simply a guy that kept seeing his friends and neighbors jammed up for having a need for protection, while living somewhere the .gov doesn't like to let people protect themselves.
Interview with Maj Toure, Founder of Black Guns Matter.
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Interview with Maj Toure, Founder of Black Guns Matter
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John: What is your background when it comes to firearms?
Maj: It is limited. I am a beginner. I'm not a gunsmith. I am not a gun guy. I would never disrespect the time those gun guys put into learning. What I am though is a freedom guy. I am a guy who understands the importance of the Second Amendment. Buck Doyle is a gun guy. I am more of a guy that galvanizes people. I am more of a person that wants to get people together to preserve the right that gun guys learn and share.
John: How did you start black guns matter?
Maj: I started it because I kept seeing guys across my community catching the same case. People were all getting possession charges. Not like robbing the liquor store. It was crazy to think that the mere act of having a firearm would be a crime. I'm not talking about criminals. I am talking about people who might work at a bank or live in a rough neighborhood, and they're not allowed to carry guns. Seeing that, I decided I needed to do something about that and we had a class in Philly, and so many people came from New York and New Jersey.
People were like “we would love to have this in our town”, and I already have the information since I know a lot of lawyers and I know a lot of trainers I said, “why not.” I have always been interested in firearms and firearms training, but sometimes it's looked as so taboo you do it in secret