A representative for the group explains why the ineffective ban shouldn’t be in place.
California has been boasting about the effectiveness of the assault weapons ban that it put in place some time ago, despite the fact that “active shooter” events haven’t dropped as much as it was hoping. Now, with reports that the ban could soon be overturned, the Second Amendment Foundation has filed a crucial response brief, making note of its lack of response in an ongoing court case.
SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb noted in a statement, “Our reply takes the state to task for going directly against the instructions of the federal court. The state spent its entire 25-page brief trying to re-litigate the case, essentially arguing for ‘interest balancing’ by the court, which the Supreme Court nixed last year in its landmark Bruen ruling. The only logical conclusion is that the State of California is stalling, trying to delay the inevitable ruling that the ban on semiautomatic rifles is unconstitutional.”
Several plaintiffs noted in their brief that the state is “simply padding the record with old (and misplaced) arguments and extraneous declarations” in regards to the gun ban.
Regarding California’s ongoing argument about safety from this ban, Gottlieb added, “The court shouldn’t tolerate such legal shenanigans, which ultimately attempt to reframe this case into a policy matter, which boils down to whether average citizens ‘need’ a semiautomatic firearm.”
Now, with the Second Amendment of the Constitution in place, the Foundation, alongside several other gun advocate groups, could see the ban overturned. With us now is a representative of Second Amendment Foundation to go into further detail on this. Their expertise will prove useful in this matter.
Q&A:
- Why do you think representatives for California is stalling instead of effectively trying to prove that the gun ban is good for the state?
- Considering that the number of “active shooter” events haven’t really gone down with the gun ban, why do you think state reps aren’t looking at other options?
- For the longest time, groups such as the Second Amendment Foundation have argued about the effectiveness of Concealed-Carry or Constitutional-Carry, as some call it. Why do you think this would have greater results than an all-out ban?
- Do you think President Biden and his administration should look at how ineffective the California “assault weapons” ban was before continuing with their argument, if this doesn’t force them to drop it entirely?
- Do you see other states possibly not considering gun bans in their states given the stature of the Second Amendment of the Constitution? Or will they continue to try and find a way around it?
- 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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