Colion Noir

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Colion Noir
Born
Collins Iyare Idehen Jr.

(1983-11-27) November 27, 1983 (age 41) [1] [2]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupation Second Amendment rights activist
Years active2011–present
Known for Gun rights activism
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Years active2016–present
Genre Arms rights
Subscribers3.16 million
Views649 million
Last updated: Sept 27, 2024[ needs update ]

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, Idehen is not eligible to practice in Texas due to non-payment of bar membership fees. [6]

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] He has disagreed with those who characterize him as a token. [9]

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, he has 3.16 million subscribers. [10]

Political views

He voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, mainly over Second Amendment concerns. [9] 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. [9]

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]

References

  1. ↑ Colion Noir (April 9, 2020). Why I Fell In Love w/ This Rifle After Only 35 Rounds. YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hennessy-Fiske, Molly (23 July 2013). "NRA's black commentator becomes Web sensation". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Grove, Lloyd (March 29, 2018). "For NRA TV'S Colion Noir, Happiness Is a Warm Gun". The Daily Beast . Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Beckett, Lois (June 20, 2017). "Prominent black NRA defender criticizes ruling in Philando Castile case". The Guardian . Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Kelemen, Jasmina (April 24, 2018). "Meet the NRA's Most Visible Black Supporter, Colion Noir". Houstonia Magazine . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Find A Lawyer | Collins Iyare Idehen" (PDF). State Bar of Texas . Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Fox, Lauren (March 4, 2013). "NRA Recruits YouTube Gun Enthusiast for Minority Ad Campaign". U.S. News & World Report . Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ↑ Fuller, Jaime (May 15, 2014). "Which NRA member are you?" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 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.
  10. ↑ "Colion Noir". YouTube. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ Hargis, Cydney (September 10, 2020). "After the collapse of NRATV, its former hosts bring misinformation to other right-wing media outlets". Media Matters for America . Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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