Violence ran rampant over the weekend in Philadelphia, with multiple gunmen taking place in a shooting that left three people dead and 11 other people injured.
The incident took place in the midst of a crowded downtown street Saturday evening, where several gunshots were heard and a lone gunmen began firing into a large crowd, according to a police report. Reports indicate that the shooting stemmed from some form of physical confrontation.
In a time when President Joe Biden is calling for a full-on gun ban, some believe that there may be the need for another solution – constitutional carry. This means that a person can legally own a firearm and can carry it in public, either visibly or concealed, at almost any time or place. With more people like this, it’s believed that mass shootings can be more quickly resolved without further loss of life.
To discuss this further, we’ve invited a spokesperson for the 2nd Amendment Foundation to provide us further perspective – and why constitutional-carry could be far more effective than any given gun ban.
Q&A
- What do you believe is the biggest problem with what President Joe Biden is attempting to do with banning assault rifles? The lack of effectiveness? The lack of resolve?
- You’ve spoken at great length about the need for constitutional-carry. How effective do you think this would be when it comes to containing active shooter scenarios?
- How would the selection process work with constitutional-carry, you believe? Perhaps ex-military? Ex-police? Obviously there would need to be some form of background check, correct?
- How do you think people are able to get their hands on assault rifles and extended magazines so easily? Would Biden’s proposed “gun ban” change that in the least, or perhaps make the situation even worse?
- Let’s say you were in charge of making the rules to slow the rate of growing mass shootings in the country. How would you go about it, and why?
- 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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