The forthcoming weather event in Florida could present a need for protection from looters and criminals.
Second Amendment’s Lee Williams recently wrote about the need for national Constitutional Carry with Hurricane Ian set to approach Florida within a matter of hours. But there’s a reason for this, he explains.
“Today’s criminals look at hurricane evacuees about the same way Caribbean pirates salivated over fat Spanish merchant ships heavily laden with gold,” he explained. “At the very least, hurricane evacuees have a car full of gas, hundreds of dollars in cash, prescription drugs, food, water and valuables too precious to leave at home.”
He noted how then-Governor Rick Scott saw this and signed “Hurricane Gun Law” into effect, allowing citizens to carry a concealed firearm for 48 hours while dealing with evacuation orders issued from weather events, such as a hurricane. This is, of course, after the governor calls for a state of emergency and with mandatory evacuation in certain areas.
That said, other states haven’t quite learned from Florida’s example, and don’t have a Constitutional Carry rule in place for when a situation such as a hurricane or another weather event arises. Joining us now is a representative from Second Amendment Foundation, to tell us why it’s necessary to have this in place, especially as weather conditions worsen over the second half of 2022.
Q&A:
- Why do you think people take advantage of weather events, using it as an opportunity to loot families and others? Do they just see it as a “golden opportunity” to make money off of someone else’s misfortune?
- How effective do you believe the “Hurricane Gun Law” has been since its instatement in 2015?
- Why do you think other states haven’t adapted their own “Hurricane Gun Law”? Are they more concerned with the potential violence that could stem from it, despite what’s happening with rising criminal rates across the U.S.?
- Do you believe the government should have its own weather condition laws put in place? Or would that be asking too much of this current administration?
- You’ve often stated how effective Constitutional Carry can be these days, especially in the face of active shooter events. Why do you think it works so much better than President Biden’s proposed gun bans?
- When it comes to having a firearm in the case of an emergency evacuation in an effort to keep you and your family safe, what’s the best suggestion you can make to citizens?
- 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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