A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation explains how chaos could potentially ensue from the new bill.
As violent acts continue to rise in Boston, the Democratic State Senate is looking to make changes to Massachusetts’ gun laws as a whole – but it could provide massive backlash on private gun owners.
The bill, set to be introduced to the Senate later this week, is set to “sensibly address firearm violence through effective reform,” mainly hunting after “ghost guns” and preventing guns from being improperly marketed to younger users. Backers of the bill believe it will update “state laws to reflect new technologies and trends, and makes the Commonwealth’s residents even safer without infringing on the rights of lawful gun owners.”
But some gun rights groups are up in the arms over the bill, as it could still infringe on said rights. Jim Wallace, executive director of the Gun Owners Action League, called the bill “tremendously devious.”
Speaking with the Boston Herald, Wallace continued, “The problem with voicing our concerns was we didn’t know what our concerns would be until we saw the bill. We voiced our concerns about the House bill but the Senate bill created a whole new set of concerns.”
The bill would not only ban the use of 3D printers with the exception of those that are licensed firearms manufacturers, but would also require gunsmiths to serialize gun components – even “before they exist.”
In addition, the provisions would ban the AR-15 entirely, a weapon that some advocates believe could turn law-abiding owners into felons – a poor classification. Not to mention that towns would be able to decide if guns could be carried into municipal owned buildings.
So are people so sure about that “infringing” part of the bill? Joining us now to discuss the matter further is a representative for the Second Amendment Foundation, a group that firmly believes in the right for everyone to bear arms. Their expertise will be useful in this discussion.
Q&A:
- It seems with each passing week, a state steps up with a new bill in some kind of effort to diminish the rights of private gun owners. Is this something you believe we’ll see more of in 2024?
- Have you had a chance to look over Boston’s amendment bill? Do you believe their stance that they aren’t “infringing on the rights of lawful gun owners”?
- What do you think the big problem is when it comes to the new rules they intend to introduce? The fact that it likely won’t have an effect on the growing violence within its various cities? Or something else?
- Why do you believe so many states are dedicated to stopping people from carrying firearms into buildings? Are they that concerned that people with guns pose that kind of a threat, even with Concealed-Carry licenses?
- Do you think things will get better or worse for Massachusetts as the argument over this bill continues? Could we possibly see lawsuits from it?
- What argument would you have for someone that doesn’t feel safe around someone that practices Concealed-Carry?
- 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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