Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, is fighting to protect the Second Amendment rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and believes attempts to control gun ownership are steeped in racist ideologies.
we ve had conversations about getting a gun tonight. reporter: he said they ve seen more interest from women specifically. black women have stepped up and they re joining in droves. reporter: some of the people who have never shot before, you can see them getting that one-on-one training before aiming their gun at the target and firing. they say this is something that s very empowering to them and something they re glad they ve been able to do. while the latest spike in gun sales among black buyers may be driven in part by the pandemic and an uptick in crime in major cities nationwide, it s not necessarily new. i mean guns have always been in our history. it s just not told. reporter: but could carrying a gun for protection become a factor that could lead to a deadly confrontation with police? that s also on the minds of black gun owners. when you have a gun and you re a black gun owner, you have a different set of rules. reporter: philando castile, who was licensed to ca
nurses, lawyers, bio chemists from every walk of life in the african-american and they re saying hey, phil, we have conversations about getting a gun tonight. they ve seen more interest from women specifically. black women and black limits have stepped up and joining in droves. some of people here have never shot before. you can see them getting the one on one training before aiming their gun and firing. this is something that s very eloquent powering to them and something they re glad they re able to do. while the latest spike in gun sales among black buyers may be driven by the pandemic and uptick in crime, it s not necessarily new. guns have always been in our history. it just not told. but could carrying a gun for protection become a factor that could lead to a deadly confrontation with police? that s also on the minds of black gun owners. when you have a gun and you re a black gun owner, you have a different set of rules. philando castile who was