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Colion Noir
American gun rights activist (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Collins Iyare Idehen Jr. (born November 27, 1983), better known as Colion Noir, is an American gun rights activist, YouTuber, and lawyer.
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Early life
Collins Iyare Idehen, Jr. was born in Houston, Texas, to immigrants from Nigeria. His father is an executive chef and his mother is a registered nurse.[3] As an only child, he grew up in an apartment complex in the Alief neighborhood of Houston, Texas before eventually moving to Sugar Land with his mom.[3][2]
Idehen graduated from high school in Houston. He earned a political science degree from the University of Houston and in 2012, a J.D. degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.[2][4] He first became interested in firearms while a law school student.[5][4] He interned at a small personal injury firm in Houston after law school.[5] As of 2025[update], Idehen is not eligible to practice in Texas due to non-payment of bar membership fees.[6]
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NRA work and YouTube
In 2013, the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) recruited him to appear in NRA News videos.[7] Later that year, he appeared at its convention in Houston.[2][8] Since then, he has been described in The Guardian as the NRA's "most prominent black commentator" and in Houstonia as its "most visible black supporter."[5][4] Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (May 3, 2018). "NRATV's Colion Noir on black gun ownership, the Parkland students and why he finds the AR-15 'beautiful'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 29, 2025.</ref>
Idehen created the alias "Colion Noir" in 2011 when he began posting videos about guns to YouTube to avoid harassment towards his family.[5] As of September 2025[update], he has 3.16 million subscribers.[9]
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Political views
He voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, mainly over Second Amendment concerns.[10] In 2018, he considered himself "right of center."[3]
In 2016, Idehen criticized the decision in the case on the killing of Philando Castile, saying the acquittal of Yanez is "just wrong" and that "covert racism is a real thing."[4] At the same time, he disagreed with accusations of the NRA being a racist organization and blamed the mainstream media for promoting "conflict and division over race in America."[4] In response to the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, he disagreed with those advocating for stricter gun regulations, instead advocating for more good guys with guns.[10]
Criticism
Media Matters for America, a media watchdog organization, has accused Idehen of promoting misinformation regarding gun policy and engaging in misogynistic rhetoric towards female journalists.[11]
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