1 00:07:20,983 --> 00:07:23,180 walks into a Black Lives Matter crowd 2 00:07:23,180 --> 00:07:24,350 and meets so many people 3 00:07:20,150 --> 00:07:20,983 Narrator: And when Maj 4 00:06:43,493 --> 00:06:45,840 Narrator: The key, he says, is education. 5 00:06:39,050 --> 00:06:40,130 - You're right. 6 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,050 - No, here's the situation. I'm the bad guy, 7 00:06:31,427 --> 00:06:32,877 "Don't f---ing move! 8 00:06:20,050 --> 00:06:21,010 I'm coming to kill you 9 00:06:16,484 --> 00:06:17,360 - It depends on the situation. 10 00:06:07,110 --> 00:06:09,553 If you got a gun and I got a gun - 11 00:06:10,465 --> 00:06:11,840 - It seems like we already made a mistake then. 12 00:07:34,540 --> 00:07:37,590 On three - one, two, three! 13 00:07:24,350 --> 00:07:26,360 who have never touched a gun before, 14 00:07:28,890 --> 00:07:31,670 - People somehow forget that we have the right 15 00:07:02,660 --> 00:07:05,960 - There is so much fear and misinformation 16 00:07:31,670 --> 00:07:34,540 to defend our lives with firearms. 17 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,890 he says his work feels all the more urgent. 18 00:07:18,536 --> 00:07:20,150 but maybe I am considering it now. 19 00:07:07,740 --> 00:07:11,560 which as a country that has a Second Amendment 20 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:55,810 like a lightsaber on "Star Wars," all right? 21 00:06:56,910 --> 00:07:00,060 When you've decided that you have to neutralize that threat, 22 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,342 as part of their Constitution, 23 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:07,740 on firearms in general, 24 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:48,270 - It's you should have the ability to defend yourself. 25 00:06:55,810 --> 00:06:56,910 Right, you keep it down. 26 00:07:16,540 --> 00:07:18,536 - I haven't considered buying a gun, 27 00:07:00,060 --> 00:07:02,660 then you put your finger on that trigger. 28 00:07:13,342 --> 00:07:16,540 it's something that's really important for us to learn. 29 00:06:28,225 --> 00:06:31,427 Or, or, or you have a firearm and you say, 30 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,530 even if I never call the police, but I'll say it. 31 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,980 You want to treat this muzzle 32 00:06:48,270 --> 00:06:51,240 It is your Second Amendment human right to do so. 33 00:06:42,660 --> 00:06:43,493 - He's white like you. He said I'm right. 34 00:06:40,130 --> 00:06:41,827 - He said it. He's white too. 35 00:06:24,970 --> 00:06:26,000 - I got trouble, then. 36 00:06:37,530 --> 00:06:39,050 I won, I beat you. 37 00:06:41,827 --> 00:06:42,660 - See this? 38 00:06:12,673 --> 00:06:13,680 Narrator: Back in Minneapolis, 39 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:26,833 - You die. 40 00:06:32,877 --> 00:06:35,040 Listen, the police have been called" - 41 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:24,970 What do you do if you don't have a gun? 42 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,484 some onlookers challenge his approach. 43 00:06:04,917 --> 00:06:07,110 "Who's that in my driveway?" 44 00:06:11,840 --> 00:06:12,673 - No. 45 00:06:21,010 --> 00:06:23,000 because I want that sweet bandana you got. 46 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,007 - And we also have some sarcastic quotes on here. 47 00:05:59,007 --> 00:06:02,700 "Find another one," quote, Rosa Parks. 48 00:06:02,700 --> 00:06:04,917 And there's another one of Malcolm X on here saying, 49 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,740 Second Amendment advocates shown on TV today 50 00:03:48,990 --> 00:03:51,960 Part of it has been from stakeholders, like policymakers, 51 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:34,900 carrying it on their person if they chose to, 52 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:37,000 while being safe and responsible. 53 00:05:05,380 --> 00:05:08,380 - All power to the people. 54 00:04:36,490 --> 00:04:37,600 Narrator: Experts we spoke to 55 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,310 said it's complicated when it comes to current laws, 56 00:03:12,910 --> 00:03:13,980 Narrator: And that's a big difference 57 00:03:08,130 --> 00:03:12,910 I have 20,788 unread emails. 58 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:40,530 says ownership among Black people is growing. 59 00:02:40,530 --> 00:02:44,070 Nearly 15,000 new members have joined so far in 2020, 60 00:02:44,070 --> 00:02:45,520 according to the founder. 61 00:02:20,580 --> 00:02:22,030 and she was still shot and killed. 62 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,840 Narrator: That's where he met Amber Goodwin, 63 00:02:14,640 --> 00:02:17,280 by police or by other bystanders. 64 00:01:55,690 --> 00:01:57,810 Maj testified in a Congressional hearing 65 00:01:50,550 --> 00:01:53,150 and studies show that certain firearm regulations 66 00:01:48,310 --> 00:01:50,550 is highly debated in the United States, 67 00:01:26,770 --> 00:01:28,230 and you can still learn with it. 68 00:01:31,610 --> 00:01:32,780 Now is he going to be looking 69 00:01:34,700 --> 00:01:35,840 - No. 70 00:01:25,510 --> 00:01:26,770 but it feels like the real thing 71 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,340 Narrator: Maj bought a flight to Minneapolis 72 00:00:55,420 --> 00:00:58,130 The police, as we see, will leave. 73 00:00:35,730 --> 00:00:37,510 to legal gun ownership. 74 00:00:37,510 --> 00:00:40,180 And while many argue that the way to prevent violence 75 00:05:50,410 --> 00:05:53,530 One of his rifles is red, black, and green 76 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:50,410 so people don't know what he has to defend himself. 77 00:05:45,490 --> 00:05:47,430 Narrator: But Maj prefers to conceal carry 78 00:05:34,730 --> 00:05:36,240 Narrator: The NRA did not respond 79 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:43,674 are often white men with guns in hand. 80 00:05:27,770 --> 00:05:29,520 - All of them other organizations, 81 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,620 it ain't them doing what we doing with BGM. 82 00:04:55,530 --> 00:04:56,800 Narrator: In the 1960s, 83 00:05:15,410 --> 00:05:17,310 Even the National Rifle Association 84 00:04:21,970 --> 00:04:25,250 - I pick my words very carefully. 85 00:05:31,620 --> 00:05:34,730 They're not, because they're not from the cloth. 86 00:05:23,890 --> 00:05:25,870 but Maj ended his membership last year 87 00:05:25,870 --> 00:05:27,770 because he felt they didn't do enough. 88 00:04:44,830 --> 00:04:47,050 were specifically targeted at Black people. 89 00:05:17,310 --> 00:05:20,130 supported gun control laws at the time. 90 00:03:44,230 --> 00:03:47,528 Amber says many people are left out of the conversation. 91 00:03:53,070 --> 00:03:55,620 that there's either gun rights or gun control. 92 00:05:20,130 --> 00:05:23,890 Today, the NRA opposes most restrictions on firearms, 93 00:05:08,380 --> 00:05:12,030 Narrator: In 1967, then-California Governor Ronald Reagan 94 00:05:12,030 --> 00:05:15,410 signed a bill outlawing open carry of firearms. 95 00:04:58,870 --> 00:05:01,800 advocated for the right to bear loaded arms in public 96 00:04:50,140 --> 00:04:53,640 to stop melanated beings from having arms. 97 00:04:32,140 --> 00:04:34,040 you know, you got to pay a fee, 98 00:04:13,710 --> 00:04:15,090 Well, I push back on that 99 00:04:25,250 --> 00:04:28,903 All gun control is racist, 100 00:04:11,130 --> 00:04:13,710 say, "Don't have a gun, you don't need a gun." 101 00:04:09,620 --> 00:04:11,130 a lot of our politicians, unfortunately, 102 00:04:29,850 --> 00:04:32,140 whether they change it to make it look like, 103 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,620 - And a lot of times in our community, 104 00:03:55,620 --> 00:03:57,770 And there hasn't been as much importance 105 00:04:40,310 --> 00:04:42,030 but many of the earliest restrictions 106 00:03:57,770 --> 00:03:59,850 put on what is actually happening 107 00:04:02,490 --> 00:04:03,610 Narrator: A recent Gallup poll 108 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,897 - Absolutely, I'm out, you all. 109 00:00:06,653 --> 00:00:08,340 Narrator: This is a free firearm training 110 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,400 Narrator: Maj takes a firm stance against gun control, 111 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,490 you got to do this, you got to do that. 112 00:04:03,610 --> 00:04:05,310 found that a majority of Americans 113 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,910 We created a space to let people know 114 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,070 but also from the media, 115 00:03:38,650 --> 00:03:41,550 are 10 times more likely to die by gun homicide 116 00:03:47,528 --> 00:03:48,990 - I think there is a kind of a culture. 117 00:03:20,430 --> 00:03:21,960 - We saw so much ignorance going on, 118 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,760 we saw that people were catching 119 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:17,750 with the goal of filling a gap 120 00:02:58,630 --> 00:03:01,050 that was the turning point. 121 00:05:43,674 --> 00:05:44,591 - USA! USA! 122 00:05:53,530 --> 00:05:55,400 in honor of the Pan-African flag. 123 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,790 that we've seen in the organization. 124 00:03:04,650 --> 00:03:08,130 - The phone calls are up, about four to six extra a day. 125 00:02:48,370 --> 00:02:50,705 that have joined the organization. 126 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,160 to our request for a comment. 127 00:03:01,050 --> 00:03:03,070 Narrator: And Maj says demand for his services 128 00:03:13,980 --> 00:03:16,330 from when Maj started the group in 2016 129 00:02:56,790 --> 00:02:58,630 Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, 130 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,970 saying it disadvantages Black people today. 131 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,370 - We're probably unofficially over 45,000 people 132 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,580 said they are gun owners in a 2017 survey, 133 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,870 the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense 134 00:04:42,030 --> 00:04:44,830 on gun ownership in the 18th and 19th centuries 135 00:02:31,580 --> 00:02:34,930 compared to 36% of white Americans, 136 00:04:47,050 --> 00:04:50,140 - Gun control in America was initially created 137 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,380 with the goal of protecting Black neighborhoods from police. 138 00:04:05,310 --> 00:04:08,160 feel that sales of firearms should be more strict. 139 00:02:34,930 --> 00:02:37,500 but the National African American Gun Association 140 00:04:15,090 --> 00:04:17,040 and say that's the very thing that we do need. 141 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,580 Breonna Taylor, her boyfriend was lawfully owning a gun, 142 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,650 Narrator: In a country where Black Americans 143 00:02:22,030 --> 00:02:24,140 And so I think the issue is larger 144 00:03:28,910 --> 00:03:32,640 what process it was of getting a firearm lawfully, 145 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,280 the same possession of a firearm charge. 146 00:02:24,140 --> 00:02:26,760 than just "give Black people guns." 147 00:03:41,550 --> 00:03:44,230 than white Americans, according to an advocacy group, 148 00:01:53,150 --> 00:01:55,690 can lead to less gun violence. 149 00:02:50,705 --> 00:02:54,300 The last three months have been the most growth 150 00:03:17,750 --> 00:03:20,430 he says other gun groups weren't paying attention to. 151 00:03:03,070 --> 00:03:04,650 is higher than ever. 152 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,640 they are still shot and killed 153 00:03:59,850 --> 00:04:02,490 in Black, Latin American, and Indigenous communities. 154 00:02:08,610 --> 00:02:12,720 - What we do know is that when Black people do have guns, 155 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,770 who runs a gun violence prevention group 156 00:01:42,780 --> 00:01:45,730 would be alive if they were armed. 157 00:01:59,470 --> 00:02:03,000 - To add more restrictions to good Americans solves nothing. 158 00:01:57,810 --> 00:01:59,470 on gun violence last September. 159 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,520 Narrator: About a quarter of Black Americans 160 00:01:39,990 --> 00:01:42,780 I believe that more Black people 161 00:01:45,730 --> 00:01:48,310 Narrator: The question of whether guns make anyone safer 162 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,090 - No? 163 00:01:28,230 --> 00:01:31,610 Who has not touched a firearm before in their life? You? 164 00:02:06,770 --> 00:02:08,610 and has a different approach to the issue. 165 00:01:32,780 --> 00:01:34,700 at the bad guy that's trying to get him? 166 00:01:13,540 --> 00:01:16,400 to promoting guns as a means of self-defense, an approach 167 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,110 that faces major opposition in the United States. 168 00:01:20,110 --> 00:01:22,280 And he's used to encountering hesitation. 169 00:01:37,090 --> 00:01:39,990 He's going to focus completely on that front sight. 170 00:01:24,290 --> 00:01:25,510 This ain't the real thing, 171 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,290 - If you're nervous around firearms, that's good. 172 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:10,180 - If you would like a free basic firearm safety class, 173 00:00:40,180 --> 00:00:43,470 is to have fewer guns, Maj says the opposite. 174 00:01:11,540 --> 00:01:13,540 Narrator: He's dedicated the past four years 175 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:18,670 Narrator: Maj Toure often leads 176 00:00:15,410 --> 00:00:17,440 My organization is called Black Guns Matter. 177 00:00:58,130 --> 00:00:59,900 They will not come to save you. 178 00:00:47,900 --> 00:00:51,817 I'm sad, because there should be no such thing. 179 00:01:10,180 --> 00:01:11,540 you can get it right here. 180 00:00:18,670 --> 00:00:21,400 free self-defense lessons with replica guns, 181 00:00:43,470 --> 00:00:46,253 - When I hear 'unarmed Black man,' 182 00:00:34,060 --> 00:00:35,730 where people don't always know the path 183 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,917 - We are here because a man's life was taken, 184 00:00:59,900 --> 00:01:01,600 They will not save our businesses. 185 00:01:03,340 --> 00:01:06,440 as soon as he saw protests unfolding in late May. 186 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,760 but this time feels different. 187 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,060 something he says is sorely needed in many cities 188 00:00:28,740 --> 00:00:31,120 Narrator: Maj is passionate about firearms education, 189 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:15,410 - My name's Maj. 190 00:00:25,917 --> 00:00:28,740 and we are not allowing that to happen again. 191 00:00:08,340 --> 00:00:10,090 in downtown Minneapolis, 192 00:00:01,090 --> 00:00:02,700 Good. 193 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:14,360 on the very same block. 194 00:00:10,090 --> 00:00:13,160 held one week after George Floyd was killed by police 195 00:00:05,820 --> 00:00:06,653 Good! 196 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:04,220 Good. 197 00:00:04,220 --> 00:00:05,820 Good. 198 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:39,480 - Love and respect George!