A spokesman for the Gun Owners of America explains why the group is fighting against Trump’s administration on 2A rights, despite his progress on gun rights.
There’s no question that Donald Trump has done quite a bit for 2A gun rights with his return to office earlier this year. That said, however, the Gun Owners of America find themselves in legal quarrels with him over certain issues.
In particular, three individual matters stand out.
The first involves concealed pistol license requirements in Michigan, in which the group notes, “We sued Biden’s ATF for interfering with concealed carry holders. While the Trump DOJ issued a temporary fix, it’s NOT permanent. A future Kamala Harris administration could wipe it out overnight.”
The next is a fight over what’s being called the “Engaged In the Business” rule. “We secured an injunction blocking Biden’s scheme to force every private sale through a background check. But the DOJ is dragging its feet on withdrawing their appeal – an appeal that, if dropped, we believe could lead to a permanent victory in court,” then group noted.
And finally, there’s an ongoing battle with the Zero Tolerance Policy. “This Biden-era nightmare crushed small gun dealers and revoked hundreds of FFL licenses. While Trump’s ATF recently repealed this abusive policy (thanks to pressure from GOA), they’re trying to dismiss our lawsuit as ‘moot’ rather than locking in permanent protections.”
A spokesman for the group – either Mark Jones or Stephen Willeford – joins us now to discuss these legal actions further. We welcome them to the show!
Q&A on 2A:
- How would you rate Trump’s performance overall when it comes to restoring gun rights?
- That said, why do you believe he hasn’t made any movement on the three main issues involved here? Is he simply too busy, or could he have overlooked them?
- Tell us what’s happening with Michigan and the concealed pistol license matters. How come the state hasn’t done more to resolve what’s happening?
- Then we have Engaged In the Business. Why is it that the Department of Justice seems to be moving slow to drop what’s happening with private sales and background checks?
- Last but certainly not least, can gun dealers overcome what’s happened with the Zero Tolerance policy? How do you think that particular matter should be resolved?
- Gun Owners of America is hosting an event this year called GOALS 2025. Tell us more about it.
- FOR STEPHEN: 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.
- FOR STEPHEN: Where can people find your book?
- You can purchase the book here on Amazon, both in paperback and Kindle format.
- FOR MARK: Tell us more about the Hunter Outreach program.
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- 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 Mark Jones…
Mark Jones is National Director for the Gun Owners of America, and also directs the National Hunter Outreach Program across the United States. He also manages legislative responsibilities in Wyoming and is a Certified Wildlife Biologist.
Mark built GOA’s National Hunter Outreach Program almost four years ago after retiring from his first career as a Big Game and Small Game Biologist. Mark has nearly three decades of experience performing wildlife research, publishing peer-reviewed scientific papers, managing wildlife resources, working with hunters and recreational shooters, and engaging in legislative issues with governmental policy.
Mark has been very active in helping GOA take on a National role in protecting the American Hunting Traditions. He is also well known in the Legislature and political circles where he has worked to pass a variety of pro-Second Amendment and pro-hunting Legislation in recent years.
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.
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