Another state has eliminated the requirement for a permit to carry a pistol.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a constitutional carry bill into law.
When the law goes into effect, it will make Alabama the 22nd constitutional carry state.
Giving us more details is a spokesperson from the Second Amendment Foundation.
Q&A:
- Did the move by Alabama to allow pistols to be carried without a permit come as a surprise to you?
Answer: Not really. Alabama is the 22nd state to do it, and there are more on the way!
- What are the benefits and or dangers of having so many people carrying concealed weapons without permits?
Answer: In the 21 other states where you can now carry a firearm without a permit, the only real danger has been to criminals who pose a threat to public safety.
- What statistics do you have to support your claims?
Answer: The data released by the states and the U. S. Justice Department.
- This brings the total of permitless carry states to 22. What states do you expect will soon pass similar legislation?
Answer: Most likely Florida and Georgia.
- Tell us about the surge in gun ownership nationally.
Answer: Gun ownership has been at record levels since 2019, caused by the pandemic, violent crimes, defunding of police, and fear of new strict laws to limit gun ownership.
- Tell us more about your work at the Second Amendment Foundation?
Answer: The Second Amendment Foundation is the leading legal defense organization defending gun rights in the courts. We have won over 80 percent of the case law supporting gun rights and have another case before the U.S. Supreme Court as we speak! Visit us at: www.SAF.org
Second Amendment Foundation spokespersons available to be your guest:
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 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 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 STEPHEN WILLEFORD (In Central Time):
A native of Sutherland Springs, Texas, Stephen Willeford gained national acclaim 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.” 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. In addition, he served as an assistant scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America. Stephen has been married to Pam Farmer Willeford for 30 years. They have three children and three grandchildren.
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.
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 ALAN GOTTLIEB (In Pacific Time/T.V. interviews only):
Alan Gottlieb is chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Founder of the Second Amendment Foundation. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the American Conservative Union. Alan is a strong advocate of defense and the Publisher of Gun Week and is a nuclear engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee.
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