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    These are the faces of the rising number of Black gun owners in the U.S.

    Black gun ownership dates back to before the country's founding. In "Armed Doesn't Mean Dangerous," photographer Christian K. Lee captures the growing number of Black Americans who own firearms.
    by Christian K. Lee Oct 13, 2022 1 minute
    Aaron Banks, 38, and his son Aaron Banks, Jr., 8, embrace at a local park on Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Cedar Park, Texas. "The image of the average gun enthusiast needs an update," the elder Banks said. Banks is president of Keep Firing LLC and one of 24 pistol instructors certified by the National African American Gun Association.

    Black gun ownership in America dates back to before the country's founding.

    Firearms helped aid Nat Turner's rebellion against white enslavers.

    Harriet Tubman famously carried her pistol along the Underground Railroad.

    Civil rights leaders felt it was

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