Astrael, Author at NAAGA https://naaga.co/author/astraelkgmail-com/ National African American Gun Association Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:40:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://naaga.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-32x32.png Astrael, Author at NAAGA https://naaga.co/author/astraelkgmail-com/ 32 32 Gun ownership on the rise among Black women https://naaga.co/2022/12/gun-ownership-on-the-rise-among-black-women/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:56:38 +0000 https://queensofdefense.com/?p=2564 When it comes to gun ownership in America, recent studies show Black women are the fastest growing group to become new gun owners.  What You Need To Know  Gun ownership among Black women is on the rise, and they are one of the fastest growing groups to become gun owners A gun instructor said he has seen an influx of…

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]]> The Growth of Women of Color in Firearms https://naaga.co/2022/12/the-growth-of-women-of-color-in-firearms/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:55:19 +0000 https://queensofdefense.com/?p=2567 The last two years have added millions of new gun owners, with various statistics soaring above 11-14 million or more! But one of the most exciting statistics to acknowledge is the growth in the numbers of minorities who are joining the 2A community. According to NSSF data, ownership of firearms among Black Americans increased 58.2% through the first six months of…

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]]> Black Women Are The Fastest-Growing Group of Gun Owners https://naaga.co/2022/12/black-women-are-the-fastest-growing-group-of-gun-owners/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:40:34 +0000 https://queensofdefense.com/?p=2571 BETWEEN JAN. 2019 AND APR. 2021, OF THE 48 PERCENT OF WOMEN GUN OWNERS, 21 PERCENT WERE BLACK WOMEN. Trends point to an interesting change in American gun ownership. According to reports from NYMag’s The Cut, Black women are the fastest-growing group of gun owners in the country. The reason behind it is different than you prototypical gun owner is for self-defense. “It makes…

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]]> Black Women Represent Growing Share of US Gun Owners https://naaga.co/2022/12/black-women-represent-growing-share-of-us-gun-owners/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:26:40 +0000 https://queensofdefense.com/?p=2552 Many of the recently armed women say that having a firearm allows them to take safety into their own hands Karen Romine had her first brush with firearms when her now ex-husband held a gun to her head in an episode of domestic violence. The incident made her terrified of guns, but the pandemic and a new relationship with a military veteran pushed her to consider…

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]]> Black women who once hated guns are embracing them as violence rises https://naaga.co/2022/12/black-women-who-once-hated-guns-are-embracing-them-as-violence-rises/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:08:34 +0000 https://queensofdefense.com/?p=2548 WELCOME, Md. — A 16th week had passed with no arrest in the murder of Patrice Parker’s son, another week in which she had struggled through grief for him and fear for herself and her surviving daughters. It wasn’t just that the person who had turned a gun on 24-year-old Markelle Morrow was still at large, but that so many…

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