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sarisataka

(21,211 posts)
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 05:44 PM Feb 2017

African-American gun club says membership surged in Trump era

African-American gun club says membership surged in Trump era

More African-Americans appear to be taking an active interest in their right to bear arms since the election of President Donald Trump, gun club leaders and firearm sellers say.

A national African-American gun club has doubled its membership since Election Day, and gun sellers say they've noticed more black customers buying firearms.
At Stoddard's Range and Guns in Atlanta, one thunderous clap after another reverberates through the room, mixing with laughter and the smell of gunpowder. A group of men are bonding over a hobby they love. Moments later, with their clips empty and a stream of hot shell casings on the floor around them, each man holds up his target showing clusters of bullet holes.
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.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/27/us/african-american-gun-club-trump/index.html
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African-American gun club says membership surged in Trump era (Original Post) sarisataka Feb 2017 OP
They forgot to mention the crime rates. Throck Feb 2017 #1
That may have been inferred. pablo_marmol Feb 2017 #2

Throck

(2,520 posts)
1. They forgot to mention the crime rates.
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 08:24 PM
Feb 2017

I know black gun owners who are more afraid of the drug dealers and gangs than the racist pricks.

pablo_marmol

(2,375 posts)
2. That may have been inferred.
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 11:16 PM
Feb 2017

The piece refers to Dolt 45's election as the 'tipping point' --- implying that other factors --- including drug trade was part of the equation.
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