President Donald Trump has announced a push for national right-to-carry legislation for gun owners across the United States.
At this point in time, over half of the United States allows for some form of Constitutional-Carry or open-carry licenses – but with so many states still putting ridiculous gun laws and bans in place, Gun Owners of America spokesman Stephen Willeford believes there’s still work to be done.
- President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he is currently working on adopting some form of Mike Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act for the United States.
- Passing such an Act would allow licensed gun owners to open-carry or Constitutional-Carry.
- Some Democrats are likely to question the Act, along with state governments that currently have various anti-gun laws in place.
President Donald Trump believes the same. Yesterday, during a stop in Pennsylvania, he proclaimed that his administration is “working on” national right-to-carry legislation, which would be a huge victory for those that believe in the right to bear arms.
This comes just months after Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act, which would do away with any sort of concealed-carry permit requirements nationwide for those that are eligible.
“The Founders established a national right to keep and bear arms, not to ask for permission from hostile local officials or risk imprisonment for crossing the wrong state line,” Lee noted at the time of the Act’s introduction.
But now comes the hard part – getting such an act to pass through Congress and the House. While many Republicans would approve of such a plan to allow licensed civilians to carry firearms, many Democrats would believe otherwise. Not to mention convincing state governments such as Colorado to adapt to such a policy, especially considering the stern anti-gun laws they currently have in place.
Willeford, who was the 2017 “hero with a gun” in an event taking place in Sutherland Springs, joins us now to discuss the situation further. We welcome him to the show!
Q&A:
- What do you think about President Trump working on a plan to allow for Constitutional-Carry or open-carry across the United States?
- Do you believe such an Act would pass through Congress or even the House without opposition? It seems that many Democrats would probably object to such an Act being in place.
- What are the key differences between Constitutional-Carry and open-carry?
- What about states that currently have strict anti-gun laws in effect, like Colorado? How would they be affected by the passing of such an Act? For that matter, would they even acknowledge it?
- Where do you see the conversation surrounding gun rights going in the months ahead?
- You recently wrote a book called A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy, revolving around your 2017 “hero with a gun” situation. Tell us more about how this came together, and why it’s such an important read right now.
- Where can people find your book?
- Where can we learn more about you, as well as Gun Owners of America?
- You can learn more at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com. You can also read more about the Gun Owners of America at https://www.gunowners.org/.
About Stephen Willeford…
Stephen represents Gun Owners of America and is known around the country as the “good guy with the gun” for helping stop the largest Texas mass shooting in the history of the state in 2017. He is available to speak about all gun rights issues, as well as the importance of Gun Owners of America. He is the author of the book A Town Called Sutherland Springs: Faith and Heroism Through Tragedy. You can read more about him at http://www.thebarefootdefender.com.
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