USCCA: President Biden’s Anti- Gun Proposals Will Do Nothing To Actually Save Lives or Stop Crime

West Bend, WI – The U.S. Concealed Carry Association, which is the country’s largest, fastest-growing self-defense association dedicated to responsible gun owners, released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s speech in California today where he is reportedly expected to announce a new executive order regarding gun sales and storage.  

“The reality is that nothing in the President’s executive order today would have done anything  to prevent the recent mass shootings in California, Michigan or elsewhere. California in  particular already has some of the country’s harshest anti-gun laws, yet cities like Los Angeles  continue to be plagued by violent crime. It’s time for the President and political leaders across the country to have an honest  conversation with the American people and acknowledge there is no legislative fix that will  permanently solve the issue of gun violence.  Criminals, by definition, do NOT follow the law, which is why proposals like the President’s  latest executive order will ultimately only target law-abiding gun owners, not violent criminals.  The majority of mass public shootings already take place in so-called ‘gun-free zones,’ and  according to the President’s own Department of Justice, offenders who use firearms during a  crime obtain it illegally 90 percent of the time. The failure of political leaders in Washington and state capitals, particularly in states like  California, to address the root causes of violent crime is why millions of Americans are today  choosing to be their family’s first line of defense by purchasing a firearm and getting training.  Our elected leaders should be supporting those law-abiding Americans instead of finding more  ways to hinder their right to defend themselves,” said Katie Pointer-Baney, managing director of government affairs for the USCCA. 

 

About the USCCA. The U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is an association of responsibly armed Americans whose members get exceptional self-defense education, lifesaving training,  and self-defense liability insurance, preparing them for the before, during and after of a lawful act of self-defense. The USCCA is the largest, fastest-growing self-defense association dedicated to responsible gun owners.