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Gun Appreciation Day Chairman Larry Ward on concerns over the President’s recent gun control proposals.
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Now the guns we have been hearing reports of increased sales nationwide this is just as President Obama.
Rolled out new guidelines for gun control.
So gun enthusiasts from coast to coast have their own plan to show their support for the industry and the Second Amendment tomorrow is national gun appreciation day.
Larry ward is the founder got an appreciation day what exactly encouraging people to do.
Just to go out to their local gun range of local gun store gun show.
You know -- bring the family.
You know have a have a good time enjoy enjoy the the freedoms that we have would the Second Amendment make a statement.
Take to the members of congress and to the president.
If they go out they and they got -- gun ranges in the -- what kind of statements -- that means when you think people actually hear about that are in Washington don't hear that attendance account ranges.
Was higher but it seems like you really want to make a statement.
Should have demonstration or do something -- Well you know it worked for chick filet.
During the chick filet -- and and you know it not only gave -- the country came out and supported.
You know AAA on that on that particular day.
But it gave congress and each each member of congress headcount.
How many people really -- strongly about that issue and we want to have that same type impact.
Do you think that timing is -- mean you have the inauguration this weekend.
You know it's the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday.
It's just to service him which this and tomorrow seems like tough timing and maybe even a woman an appropriate well.
The -- to go to your first point the timing was was based on the the fact that on the first day -- 113 congress there were nine bills introduced.
Two and I basically grab our guns.
And -- Dianne feinstein's bill is set to be introduced on the 22 Joseph Biden and President Obama guaranteed they'd pass sweeping gun legislation.
You know at the it before the end of the month.
So there wasn't much time to do this we had to act swiftly and -- strongly -- statement.
Yet talked about the actions that are being taken in Washington right now for example.
You know do you really think that that stricter gun control rules -- -- in the form of background checks you know don't make sense what about closing the gun show loophole.
That you you really don't support that anyway there's no way that there's a part of it that make sense.
Let me give Dick Dick could be -- part that make sense but let let's talk about you know what that's gonna -- You know how many people -- commit crimes buying guns from the gun show loophole the numbers are very very miniscule.
So you know it meet the gun show -- us actually not a loophole because there's no law for -- to deal who -- There's no actual what about a universal background check quiet why would you object to that -- you know what I -- depend on what they're checking.
You know currently they're checking for you know for for crimes -- that you've done now the president is encouraging that we.
We create -- a mental health registry.
And people have to pass a mental health litmus test and I bet against that.
And I'll I'll give you are very can't -- give -- very good reason and I think you'll understand.
Our veterans are our trusted with with weapons you know assault military style weapons.
-- in in in the field with their officers with their fellow soldiers.
And they may be there for years eight years twelve years twenty years and then they come back home.
And because they've seen a psychiatrist they may they may have -- EST they come back home and elusive Second Amendment right I just think that from.
-- thanks for coming on we appreciate your time thank you very much.
