A Second Amendment representative explains why Youngkin’s actions will be for the better when it comes to private gun owners.
Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia certainly has his hands full.
Democratic advocates have been preparing a flurry of gun control bills, in the hopes that many of them would give them leeway to tell citizens their rights with weapons. But Youngkin isn’t expected to approve many of them.
According to this report from News Leader, the bills range from strengthening background checks to forbidding the transfer of a gun to a prohibited person to increasing penalties for improper firearm storage. However, according to local gun groups, Youngkin is only expected to sign two overall – one for tax credits for gun security mechanisms, and one that would penalize parents for not securing their firearms when it comes to their children.
Andrew Goddard, legislative director for the pro-gun control Virginia Center for Public Safety noted, “We anticipate that (Youngkin) will veto pretty much everything.”
That said, most of Virginia’s voter base – 70 percent, to be exact – believe in the power of gun safety measures. With that, Mike Fox, a volunteer with Moms Demand Action, issued the following warning: “He can either side with the overwhelming majority of Virginians who support common sense gun safety legislation like all of the bills that are going to be sent to him, or he can side with the gun lobby.”
Joining us is a member of the Second Amendment Foundation, a group that firmly believes in the right for all citizens to bear arms. Their expertise on all things gun rights make them helpful for this interview. Welcome!
Q&A:
- What do you think about Youngkin’s potential stance when it comes to knocking down most of these gun control bills? Does he see Democrats making excuses with putting these bills together, like most pro-gun advocates?
- It looks like he will approve one surrounding tax credits for gun security mechanisms. What are your thoughts on this?
- Around 70 percent of Virginia citizens believe that enhanced background checks, secure storage and a ban on ghost guns are needed. Do you believe most of them didn’t do their research on the subject, and just automatically concluded with the “guns are bad” stance that Democrats have been drumming up?
- Could this situation come back to hurt Youngkin when it comes to the next election? Or will his ability to remain fair and balanced when it comes to guns prove to be a positive for him?
- Was Fox out of line with his warning against Youngkin, you think?
- Would Virginia benefit from more Concealed-Carry (or Constitutional-Carry) laws?
- 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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