While the Republican Party has taken most of the references to firearms out of its official Party Platform, a meeting hosted by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday leaves little doubt that the GOP remains steadfastly pro-Second Amendment.
During his tenure in office, former President Trump was a staunch defender of gun rights, with a few exceptions like the recently overturned bump stock ban. And one of his senior campaign officials says that hasn’t changed, and that Trump will continue “supporting and defending” the Second Amendment.
“Something that’s very important to us from a campaign standpoint and an issue standpoint is allowing law-abiding citizens the ability to carry their firearms and protect themselves and their families, and that’s an issue that will always be an important one for the Republican Party,” Chris LaCivita, Trump campaign senior adviser said at the USCCA gathering.
“I think what we’ll see is a continuation of supporting and defending the Second Amendment and where that really comes into play is the judiciary, the appointment of judges. And so that is clearly, you know, one of the largest impacts that President Trump had clearly during his first term was a remake of the judiciary.”
Another participant at the gathering, U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, told reporters after the event that Republicans are “absolutely not” considering changing their position on 2A issues.
“I stand 1,000% convicted in the fact that the Republican Party will always stand for the Constitution and the Second Amendment and our right to bear arms,” Cammack said. “One deranged individual, who clearly needed help, he is not going to change the United States Constitution and our right as Americans to bear arms. Absolutely not.”
Cammack also addressed the estimate that 10 million gun owners and hunters in the united States are not registered to vote.
“That is a missed opportunity for us as 2A advocates to make sure that we are actually doing the work to secure that victory, because we cannot turn the corner into January and start talking about how we’re going to do national reciprocity, if we don’t have the votes,” Cammack said.
Another Congressman attending the event, U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, doubled down on support for gun rights, saying that because of shootings like the failed assassination attempt Americans need more guns, not fewer.
“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” Hunt said. “That son of a bitch is now dead because a good guy with a gun shot him, so let’s keep that in mind. The insinuation that we’re going to just eradicate this country of guns is a ridiculous one, so you better arm yourself accordingly.”
Of course, the so-called “mainstream” media has been on the warpath about the GOP and guns since the shooting on Saturday. Vox.com even posted a story headlined, “Someone tried to assassinate the former president—and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?”
Based on all of the gun-related discussion at the USCCA gathering on Wednesday in Milwaukee, that headline—and others like it—are utter B.S. Then again, what do you expect from the anti-gun media?
“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,”
No word over 4 letters long and easily understood.
The MSM, dems et al., just don’t and will not accept it.
Should not be a surprise since they refuse to accept the 2nd Amendment.
Truth is to propaganda as sunlight is to vampires.
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Guns aren’t the problem.
Democrats/Leftists (but I repeat myself) with guns are the problem.
… and the GOP still won’t talk about guns?
Anytime, anywhere. Bring it.
biden has been running his Gun Control mouth on the heels of a hate based assassination attempt. A failed attempt fuel by the hate the demonic democRat Party owns lock, stock and barrel.
TRUMP/VANCE 2024.
They want us to become just another white european or black African country. In both examples those societies are disarmed and ruled by an authoritarian government. And some of those authoritarians are very viscous leaders.
Yes the GOP won’t talk about the civil right to keep and bear arms. But they will talk about le.gal bu.tt se.x and dru.gs. Just like the Democrats. Same for the libertarians.
They all would prefer to talk about, “the soft and easy things”. That make so many people happy. And worry free.
The hard and difficult things. The things that require great responsibility. Those things they don’t want to talk about.
The responsibility and consequences of American citizenship. No they don’t want to talk about all that.
Trump didn’t mention the 2A at all in his speech last night. I can’t vote for him until I hear directly from him that he has not succumbed to the terrorists agenda and will not pursue or allow national red flag, “assault weapons,” and/or universal background check laws.
Your non-vote is a vote for kackala. Thanks.
I guess that means you’re enjoying Dementia Joe’s regime, right?
Was Kayla Giles in attendance?
No she is in prison right now because the USCCA threw her under the bus to save a few bucks.
If/when Republicans take the House and Senate this election cycle the one thing I want is “National Concealed Carry Reciprocity”, add that to the first crucial bill introduced as an amendment and force Sen. Shyster Schumer (D-Rotten Apple) and the rest of his demented tribe of Democrats to bend to OUR will for a change.
unfortunately it will not happen in our lifetimes. Too many RINOs and even too many Fudds in our own gun community. Look at Florida. Republican controlled but it took an act of god almost and YEARS of work to get constitutional carry and it barely squeaked by in a watered down form and still open carry is illegal so you can’t defend yourself with a long gun or any larger handgun you can’t conceal in the 105 degree heat in shorts and T.
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