With the rise in mass shootings, many politicians are on the march for change. With that, the Supreme Court is looking at a big one that not all of them agree with.
The Court is currently pending a decision on allowing more concealed weapons to be carried by civilians on city streets. This would mark a huge win for representatives that have been shouting from the rooftops about the benefit of concealed or open carry.
That said, it has its critics. New York mayor Eric Adams voiced his displeasure over the potential passing, noting how it “keeps me up at night.”
“We have some of the most stringent gun permitting laws,” he explained to the New York Daily News. “I’m extremely concerned about this. My legal team is talking to other cities to determine how we can come together to prepare for this ruling.”
It sounds like arguments against concealed and open carry could continue for months to come. To discuss this in further detail, we’ve invited a spokesperson from the 2nd Amendment Foundation to provide their perspective, and why certain politicians may be acting so harshly against the Supreme Court passing its decision.
Q&A:
- Do you think Mayor Adams should be so concerned about this instead of working on ways to bring the crime rate down in New York City? Should he perhaps put more consideration in how the Supreme Court’s ruling could affect crime in his city?
- Why do you believe people are so against the Supreme Court’s pending decision on concealed carry? Safety? Or something else along those lines?
- Do you see the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on concealed carry as a benefit? Could states possibly consider other rules to allow for open-carry conditions as a result?
- What do you think convinced the Justices on the Supreme Court to act so swiftly towards a concealed carry ruling? Do you believe they see how effective certain citizens can be against mass shooters and other criminals?
- What advice do you have for those that are against the Supreme Court decision?
- 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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