A spokesman for the Second Amendment Foundation explains how the fight is far from over for the potential ban.
Just a mere few days after the Supreme Court overturned the ban on bump stocks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swore that he would the bring the issue to the Senate, in an effort for them to enforce their own ban.
But then Republican Senator Pete Ricketts came long, singlehandedly killing the measure before it could take place. This was before Republicans could vote against what some believed was an “embarrassing” attempt to ban them.
But Schumer isn’t done yet. Him and his colleagues are still pushing to get a Senate-wide vote on the ban, now that it’s a no-go through Congress.
“I’m going to keep pushing this bill to get this done,” said Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, following Rickett’s block on the bill. “I’m going to keep working with anyone who wants to do this, to ban bump stocks in this country once and for all.”
So where will this go next? Joining us is a spokesman for the Second Amendment Foundation, a group that firmly believes in every citizen’s right to keep and bear arms in the United States. Their expertise in all things gun laws make them a great subject for this interview. Welcome!
Q&A:
- Why are so many people in Washington so determined to ban bump stocks in the United States?
- For those unfamiliar, what exactly do bump stocks do? Are they as harmful as these politicians make them out to be?
- What’s the biggest concern here? That if a ban on bump stocks take place, that a ban on assault weapons could follow after? Give an inch, take a foot sort of scenario?
- Do you believe Schumer will effectively be able to bring the topic to the Senate for a vote? Or will it likely get shot down again?
- If the ban fails to take place, could there possibly be an appeal for President Biden to push for a ban himself? Or will it likely be put on the backburner?
- Will the topic of guns play an important part in the forthcoming Presidential debates?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation?
a. You can visit our official website at 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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