The Gun Owners of America score a crucial victory over unconstitutional background checks. Another day, another legal win over New York for gun owners everywhere, according to Gun Owners of America spokesman Stephen Willeford. The group, alongside the Gun Owners Foundation, recently announced that it has scored a legal victory against New York’s “Concealed Carry Improvement Act,” which has served as a restrictive rule against gun owners everywhere – to the point that it’s even unconstitutional. In a Stipulation of Partial Settlement filed within the United States district Court for the Northern District of New York, State Defendants were left with no choice but to consent to an injunction against its enforcement. And rightfully so, considering it forced applicants for a concealed carry license to submit a list of former and current social media accounts for the past three years in an effort to confirm “character and conduct.” With that, the Superintendent of the New York State Police is required to make sure that any PPB-3 license application does not include any language requesting social media information. Erich Pratt, who serves as Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, noted, “New York’s ‘Concealed Carry Improvement Act’ is a smokescreen. This law has never been about improving concealed carry for law-abiding citizens but instead is a calculated effort to disarm as many New Yorkers as possible. We will continue fighting this unconstitutional law in court, including New York’s onerous location restrictions.” Stephen Willeford, the 2017 “Hero with a Gun” who serves as a spokesman for the group, joins us now to discuss the legal victory further. We welcome him to the show! Q&A: 1. Why would New York have such a rule in place to require applicants for a Concealed Carry license to provide information on their social media? Were they really that concerned about representation, or was it something else?2. How badly did this violate the personal rights of gun owners in terms of privacy?3. Should it be any surprise that the Court forced State Defendants to overturn enforcing this policy, or was it well expected?4. You’ve often discussed the importance of Concealed Carry (or Open Carry) with certain citizens when it comes to protection. What would you say its greatest benefits are?5. Where do you see the discussion surrounding gun rights going as the year continues onward?6. You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- Where can people find your book?
a. You can purchase the book here on Amazon, both in paperback and Kindle format.8. Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?a. You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/. About Stephen Willeford… Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. CONTACT: Todd Baumann at 512-966-0983 or by email Jerry McGlothlin at bookings@specialguests.com. If you’d like to learn more about booking or becoming a guest, CLICK HERE.Click Here to get booked as an interview guest on Radio or Television talk shows – Special Guests.
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