A Second Amendment Foundation member explains why having a firearm could provide relief in the face of rising criminal activity.
Several states are seeing a massive increase in criminal activity at the moment, including New York, Portland and Seattle. However, Philadelphia has seen a somewhat unprecedented wave of carjackings that is simply “not normal.”
A new Fox News report reveals that the city has seen an increase of 300 percent over the past year at gas stations. “A lot of people leave their cars running and are reaching into their pockets as well. The first thing they start to do after they put their gas pump in their car, they look at their phones and it’s a crime of opportunity,” Philadelphia Police Inspector Charles Layton explained while speaking with WPVI.
Most of the blame lies on the shoulders of former district attorney Larry Krasner, whose faulty policies have resulted in the city’s rise of criminal activity. He’s since objected to it, but it appears that the damage has been done.
Still, this is the latest trend that shows that more heroes are needed to fend off the criminals, and with the shortage of police officers across the country, that means the need for Constitutional-Carry citizens. With us now to speak about the incentives of this is a representative for the Second Amendment Foundation, a group that believes in the right to bear arms and supports all private citizens and their need for firearms.
Q&A:
- For the longest time, you’ve been talking about the effectiveness of citizens that Constitutional-Carry. Why do you believe they would make such a difference, especially now?
- Do you believe that Constitutional-Carry is the sufficient answer to cutting back crime, especially in the face of Krasner’s poor policy making in the city of Philadelphia?
- With that, should a Constitutional-Carry law be considered, rather than the assault weapons ban that President Joe Biden is pursuing?
- Would Constitutional-Carry also be effective during active shooter events, such as the one that took place in Colorado Springs earlier this week? We’ve heard about some numbers that support this theory.
- What kind of argument would you have for someone that believes it would be unsafe to have more citizens on the street with guns?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation and its members?
- Those interested can visit 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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