A spokesman for the Second Amendment Foundation explains what kind of a thorn in the side this center will be to private gun owners.
Once again, President Joe Biden is on the hunt for guns. And once again, Second Amendment rights are put into question.
Just before the weekend, the Biden Administration announced that they will open a national center, in the hopes of educating police and other lawmakers about “Red flag” laws to prevent the sale of firearms – and remove currently owned firearms – from those that are deemed a threat.
The purpose of the hub will be to “support states and localities in the implementation of the National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) or “red flag” laws, in the hopes of keeping people safe, according to The Epoch Times.
That said, it seems like the decision about who these “unsafe” people are will be left up to courts – and possibly the national hub itself, depending on the case.
But this puts the Second Amendment rights of U.S. citizens into question, even when it shouldn’t be. Some conservatives and gun groups note that this will unfairly judge people, to the point that they can’t even own a firearm – even if they have zero intent to do harm to anyone.
“Oh look. The DOJ just created a program to red flag Trump supporters at the same time they are allowing for illegals to have guns,“ conservative political activist Laura Loomer noted on X/Twitter. ”We all know this will only be used against Trump supporters, so let’s just call it what it is. A red flag database to disarm MAGA. Communism.”
A representative for the Second Amendment Foundation joins us now to discuss the matter further.
Q&A:
- First off, why did the Biden administration form this center in the first place? Is Biden simply trying to “look good” for his re-election campaign? Or is it something else?
- What do these “red flag laws” say when it comes to overriding someone’s Second Amendment rights?
- Could this lead to potential lawsuits, especially when it comes to the potential – and maybe even unfair – classification of someone being a “threat”?
- A Former U.S. Army Ranger and current firearms attorney named Ryan Cleckner once noted that red flag laws “kill peaceable people.” Does this sound accurate to you?
- What kind of place will guns and the controversy surrounding them have in the forthcoming Presidential Election? Could all these rules and potential bans cost Biden his re-election?
- 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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