Second Amendment Foundation encourages other states to look into the Governor’s moves towards Constitutional-Carry.
For months now, several politicians have been demanding states to allow Constitutional-Carry, in which selected citizens carry firearms to prevent active shooter events or other criminal acts. But Governor Ron DeSantis appears ready to move forward with making it a law for the state.
A report from TampaBay.com notes how DeSantis expects lawmakers to pass the Constitutional-Carry law during the 2023 regular legislative session in 2023. At the present time, citizens are allowed to carry firearms with licenses from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, but the law would end the need for a license.
“This was something that I’ve always supported,” DeSantis noted during an appearance last week in Lee County. “The last two years, it was not necessarily a priority for the legislative leadership. But we’ve been talking about it, and he’s (House Speaker Paul Renner) pledged publicly that’s moving forward, and it’ll be something that will be done in the regular session.”
The session is set to take place on March 7, and could possibly set precedents for other states to follow with their own Constitutional-Carry laws. Here now to speak about the matter is a representative for Second Amendment Foundation, a group that firmly believes in the right for every citizen to bear arms. Their expertise should be useful for this particular topic.
Q&A:
- What do you think motivated Gov. DeSantis to finally move forward with legalized Constitutional-Carry in 2023? Do you believe he’s simply fed up with how many active shooter events have taken place this year?
- What are the benefits to Constitutional-Carry compared to, say, President Joe Biden’s all-out call to ban “assault weapons”?
- You’ve been leading the fight in the courts fighting Constitutional-Carry laws. How is this going in the courts?
- Do you believe other states could follow suit with their own Constitutional-Carry laws moving into the new year? What states do you believe will follow? How do you think Biden and his administration will react?
- What argument would you have for someone that doesn’t think Constitutional-Carry is a good idea, possibly, in their words, “putting more guns on the street”?
- 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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