A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation explains why Biden’s pursuit of “ghost guns” isn’t built on legitimate facts.
President Joe Biden and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have been quite pursuant on “ghost guns” as of late. They’re concerned about how easily they can be bought, and how they can’t be traced without a legitimate serial number of bill of sale.
Kristina Mastropasqua noted in a recent email to The Epoch Times, “It is probable that current trace data significantly underrepresents the number of PMFs recovered in crimes by LEAs due to a variety of challenges presented by PMFs.”
However, Brian Abbas, an attorney with the Mountain State’s Legal Foundation (who are currently suing the government over its) “frame or receiver rule” surrounding these guns, doesn’t believe this is the case.
“All the data shows the 80-percent receivers and privately made firearms are not the problem,” he told The Epoch Times in a new report.
Although Biden and the ATF have touted figures regarding an increase in the use of “ghost guns” with certain criminal acts, Abbas made it clear that increased trace requests don’t automatically equal increased crime.
“A trace is to determine how firearms wind up in the hands of criminals. Just because it was traced doesn’t mean it was used in a crime,” he explained.
“Do (Biden and the ATF) suspect it’s a crime gun simply because it doesn’t have a serial number?”
Joining us now to discuss the matter further is a representative for the Second Amendment Foundation. Their expertise in all things guns (and Second Amendment rights) should prove useful with this subject.
Q&A:
- Why do you believe Biden and the ATF have such a problem with “ghost guns”? Why are they so quick to immediately call them “crime guns” even though they’re not directly linked to said crimes?
- Do you believe “ghost guns” serve a purpose on today’s market? Particularly with private citizens who just want to collect these guns?
- It seems that the ATF are leaning heavily on the investigation side of things with said “ghost guns.” However, Abbas makes it clear that a majority of them end up stolen. Do you think the ATF’s case holds any water with this counter-argument?
- What do you think Biden and the ATF should be doing instead of going after these “ghost guns”? Shouldn’t they be more concerned with the escalating violence in the United States, instead of pursuing private gun owners?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation and its members?
- Those interested can visit http://www.saf.org/.
Second Amendment Foundation/CCRKBA 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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