Support WBURWith A Growing Membership Since Trump, Black Gun Group Considers Getting PoliticalPlay05:47Download AudioBrakkton BookerJuly 10, 2019 SharePhilip Smith is the president and founder of the National African American Gun Association. Since its creation in 2015, the group has seen rapid growth with roughly 30,000 members and 75 chapters nationwide. (Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR)