Black gun owners have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court's concealed-carry ruling

Marchelle Tigner, a firearms instructor, teaches a student how to shoot a gun during a 2017 class in Lawrenceville, Ga. Tigner's goal is to train 1 million women how to shoot a gun in her lifetime. She is among the nation's Black women gun owners who say they are picking up firearms for self-protection. (Lisa Marie Pane/AP)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court's recent decision to guarantee the constitutional right of people to carry firearms in public spaces for the purpose of self-defense has become a complicated issue for Black Americans.

Last month's ruling infuriated the Democratic Party, which had vowed to make meaningful efforts to control gun violence after recent mass shootings.