A spokesman for the Second Amendment Foundation discusses the staggering increase in license losses, due to Biden’s crackdown.
The Second Amendment has been put in place to protect the rights of U.S. citizens to bear arms – but that isn’t stopping President Joe Biden and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from going after those that sell guns.
A new report from the New York Post revealed that the ATF has wrongfully taken licenses away from 122 gun dealers over the past year. That marks a 350 percent increase from the 27 removals that took place back in 2021.
Anthony Navarro, one of the legal gun sellers that lost their license, noted, “This policy is designed to be a backdoor violation of the Second Amendment.” He, alongside others, noted that these license removals come down to nothing more than small paperwork errors – not even close to major violations when it comes to gun sales.
Leslie Gifford, who also had a license pulled for selling a firearm to a concealed carry holder from Nebraska, also noted, “Mr. Biden wants to get rid of all of us little dealers.”
Do Biden and the ATF have strong legal standing with their policy? Or could the gun sellers fight back in court? Joining us now to discuss this further is a member of the Second Amendment Foundation, a group that firmly believes in the right for all citizens to bear arms. Their expertise will certainly be handy in this matter.
Q&A:
- So is this policy that Biden and the ATF are putting on gun sellers across the U.S. legal? Are they really nailing them on small technicalities when they’re putting caution into who they sell guns to?
- Do you believe these gun sellers could take some part in legal action against Biden and the ATF, especially considering the vagueness of their policy?
- Gun dealers reportedly threatened to stop informing federal authorities about suspicious buyers in retaliation for these gun license removals. Could this come back and bite Biden and the ATF later on?
- What should Biden and the ATF be doing when it comes to guns? We know Biden has his stance on wanting to ban all “assault weapons,” but what do you think they should be focusing on instead?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation and its members?
- Those interested can visit http://www.saf.org/.
Second Amendment Foundation/CCRKBA 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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