Bloody Independence Day weekend leave 150 dead in 400 shootings nationwide.
NYC hate crimes rose by 139% in the first six months of 2021.
Nearly 100 people shot—including 13 kids, during Independence Day holiday weekend in Chicago—a city with the strictest gun laws in Illinois, if not the country.
“Is it any coincidence that the rise in violent crime and anti-Second Amendment sentiment in some of America’s largest cities are all run by the Democrats?” states SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.
The NY Post reported that hate-related offenses against Asians surged by 400 percent this year while hate crimes against other groups and individuals increased from 134 incidents this same time in 2020 to 320 incidents so far this year. Independence Day stats can be found on the Gun Violence Archive.
The Chicago Sun Times listed 19 of the 98 victims that died as a result of their injuries over the July 4th holiday weekend, including 13 kids who were wounded. The Times is also reporting that their database has recorded 2,000 shootings this year as of Monday, July 5, 2021. One Chicago Alderman is calling it ‘a war zone.’
“Record purchases of guns and ammo were recorded during the pandemic, but with the continued efforts of the Biden administration pushing to defund the police and massive surge in shootings and violent crimes in America’s biggest cities will hurt Democrats down ballot in 2022,” said Gottlieb.
Under the Biden administration the Second Amendment remains a top target of the Democrats and members of Congress, which has put gun rights at the top of the political issues list for voters on both sides of the aisle. Candidates and incumbents are taking notice of the rise of gun ownership and passing of pro-Second Amendment legislation around the country.
TOPIC POINTS:
- Do you think that rising gun violence in cities defunding their police, mass shootings, radical nominees in government who support gun confiscation are giving Americans more reason to not just support their constitutional rights, but become gun owners?
- Democrats as a party have been soft on crime and reluctant to crack down on crime over the past 40 years, do you think this will really hurt them in 2022?
- Do you have any new statistics on gun ownership in 2021? Has the Second Amendment Foundation seen a rise in membership this year?
- What are some of the campaigns, cases, and initiatives the Second Amendment Foundation is involved in right now?
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.
EXPERT GUESTS AVAILABLE TO INTERVIEW ON THIS TOPIC:
Lee Williams: 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 10 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. He also serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc.
Until recently, he was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter at newspapers 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. He’s earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter, and three medals of valor as a cop. Lee is an avid tactical shooter.
ABOUT ALAN GOTTLIEB (In Pacific Time/ TV only): Alan is a strong advocate of defense. He’s a nuclear engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee, publisher of Gun Week, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time): Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He also writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and several firearms periodicals. He is also the 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. He has also co-authored seven books with Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time): Cam Edwards of the Second Amendment Foundation – Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and the host of the Cam & Company podcast, which 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 national board member of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and a broadcast media spokesman for the Second Amendment Foundation.
Recipient of the 2015 Gun Rights Defender of the Year Award, Walters is a national columnist for Ammoland, and author of three books, Lessons from Armed America with Kathy Jackson: foreword by Massad Ayoob, Lessons from Unarmed America with Rob Pincus: foreword by Ted Nugent, and Grilling While Armed.
Mark is the host of two nationally syndicated talk radio programs, Armed American Radio, and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense heard on hundreds of radio stations across the country, six days per week. In addition,
Mark has appeared on national and international radio and television on gun-related stories and is a popular podium speaker on firearms topics. Mark is a husband and father of two children and resides in Georgia with his family.
ABOUT STEPHEN WILLEFORD (In Central Time): A native of Sutherland Springs, Texas, Stephen Willeford was raised in a family of five on a dairy farm near the First Baptist Church. He is the fourth generation to live on a few hundred acres of land in Wilson County. Stephen has always relied on his faith to guide his life, and his deep roots in Sutherland Springs are a product of his family’s commitment to their community. An avid sportsman, Stephen began shooting at a young age and honed his shooting skills by participating in shooting competitions as he grew older. He made sure his three children were trained in gun safety, passing along his expertise.
After helping stop the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Texas in November 2017, Stephen has become known across the country as the “good guy with a gun.” Stephen credits his unwavering faith and penchant for preparedness as to why he was able to step in during this critical incident, believing that each day of his life prepared him for what happened on that Sunday morning. Stephen has begun speaking publicly about his life and experiences, even delivering a lauded speech at the National Rifle Association Convention in May 2018. Because of his selfless service to his community, Stephen was also an honored guest of members of the Texas delegation at the 2018 State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.
An experienced professional plumber, Stephen earned his license from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprenticeship School in San Antonio and has nearly 35 years of experience in his field. In 2018, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Stephen to serve on the Texas Private Security Board. He is a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), was an NRA-certified instructor and a former assistant scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America. Stephen has been married to Pam Farmer Willeford for 30 years and has three children and three grandchildren.
ABOUT TOM GRESHAM (In Central Time): Tom Gresham is a spokesman for the 2nd Amendment Foundation. He hosts the nationally syndicated weekend radio talk show ‘Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk,’ carried on 266 stations. He also has created, hosted, and directed several television series about guns including Shooting Sports America on ESPN, and Guns and Gear on NBC Sports. An author of several books, Tom has also written thousands of magazine articles about firearms.
ABOUT GLEN CAROLINE (In Eastern Time):Veteran grassroots gun rights organizer Glen Caroline is the Director of External Affairs for the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. With 29 years of front line experience in the Second Amendment movement, Caroline spearheads grassroots and training programs for both organizations. Glen comes to the SAF/CCRKBA after serving for years as managing director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action Grassroots Programs and Campaign Field Operations division. Glen’s entire professional life has been dedicated to the cause of the Second Amendment and the preservation of Americans’ liberties.
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