A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation explains what kind of fight lies ahead in the state.
As the state of Connecticut continues to put towards its ban of semi-automatic weapons, gun groups – like the Second Amendment Foundation – are fighting back.
The group recently filed an appeal brief with the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, as part of a challenge to Connecticut’s strict ban. They are also backed by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League.
In the brief, SAF contends the District Court erred when it denied the motion for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Connecticut’s original, and newly expanded, ban on so-called “assault weapons.”
“Connecticut has enacted one of the strictest gun control laws in the country, which criminalizes the mere possession of an AR-15 type firearm,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “We filed our lawsuit in September 2022, and the District Court, ignoring the guidelines established in the June 2022 Supreme Court’s Bruen decision requiring historical relevancy, held the state ban to be constitutional. As we note in our brief, we cannot allow the District Court’s ruling to go unchallenged, because it essentially is based on subjective considerations the Bruen ruling forbids.”
Executive Director for SAF, Adam Kraut, added, “Our detailed brief provides ample historical facts regarding multi-shot rifles which existed at the time of the Founding and went along on the Lewis and Clark Expedition that would be banned under Connecticut’s existing law. We state clearly how the long historical pedigree of rapid firing repeating firearms, and the complete absence of any historical ban on their possession and use precludes the state’s current ban and makes it unconstitutional.”
A spokesman for the group joins us now to discuss this situation further.
Q&A
- Why do you think Connecticut is so driven to try and ban semi-automatic weapons?
- What do you hope will come from this appeal?
- If Connecticut somehow wins the case, could other states attempt to follow suit when it comes to a ban of semi-autos?
- How big of a topic do you think guns will be when it comes to the 2024 Presidential Election?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation?
- You can visit the official website at http://www.saf.org.
Second Amendment Foundation spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community; a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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