Over the weekend, thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. for the March For Our Lives rally, an event organised by the survivors of the recent High School shooting in Florida.

Just before the march took place, however, NRATV — the National Rifle Association’s television channel — broadcast an interview with Run the Jewels member Killer Mike in which the rapper defended black gun ownership and criticised National Walkout Day.

The interview was highly criticised online, with Mike defending himself on Twitter, in one message writing: "Voicing an opinion telling African Americans to own and train with fire arms in a country that allows public servants to kill them is stupid now... ok.”

Mike has now posted two videos to social media, apologising for the interview and offering support to the March For Our Lives rally.

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“I took a leaf out of one of my hero’s book, Martin Luther King, the founder of Kingian nonviolence, and sat with people I may not always agree with,” he said.

“I'm sorry that an interview I did about a minority — black people in this country — and gun rights was used as a weapon against [March For Our Lives]. That was unfair to you and it was wrong, and it disparaged some very noble work you're doing.”

He continued: “My interview — with said organisation who we all don’t agree with — was suppose to be something that continued the conversation… and that conversation is about African-American gun ownership… I support the march, and I support black people owning guns. It’s possible to do both.”