{"id":190415,"date":"2023-09-12T11:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184400"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:48:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:48:49","slug":"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/LeadersWeDeserve-1024x523.jpg\" alt=\"Screengrab from David Hogg video.\" class=\"wp-image-183103\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Hogg recently launched &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hogg-launches-political-venture-leaders-we-deserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">Leaders We Deserve<\/a>.&#8221;  Its main goal is to cultivate a political wave centered on getting young candidates elected to office.  (<em>Photo: Leaders We Deserve<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did anti-gun activist David Hogg just defend the Constitution?   In particular, the Second Amendment? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It appears so!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/marchforourlives.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">March for Our Lives<\/a> publicly criticized Gov. Grisham&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/goa-sues-new-mexico-gov-michelle-lujan-grisham-over-albuquerque-firearm-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">unconstitutional gun ban<\/a> in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hogg&#8217;s statement over the weekend was made on X, previously known as Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I support gun safety but there is no such thing as a state public health emergency exception to the U.S. Constitution,&#8221; he tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I support gun safety but there is no such thing as a state public health emergency exception to the U.S. Constitution. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6GfbOZLc7g\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">https:\/\/t.co\/6GfbOZLc7g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Hogg \ud83d\udfe7 (@davidhogg111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidhogg111\/status\/1700601787605266779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">September 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will say and do what I feel is right no matter how unpopular it\u2019s [sic] might be,&#8221; Hogg went on to say, as the <em>National Review <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/david-hogg-blasts-new-mexico-governor-over-emergency-order-banning-carry-of-handguns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf Dems don\u2019t do enough on gun violence I have and will tell you. If I feel they approach it in a way I don\u2019t agree with I will also tell you. Leadership is not about doing what is popular[,] it\u2019s about doing what is right and what is needed to achieve the goal. I\u2019m not here to be popular I\u2019m here to stop what happened in Parkland from happening again,\u201d Hogg&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidhogg111\/status\/1700707586650337696\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the things I appreciate most about the Democratic Party is we are not in a cult. We are liberal in the literal sense and not just political. We openly talk about different views and I appreciate our openness to do so. We all are in this together and sometimes have\u2026<\/p>&mdash; David Hogg \ud83d\udfe7 (@davidhogg111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidhogg111\/status\/1700707586650337696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">September 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Grisham&#8217;s order, which prohibits open and concealed carry in certain areas via an emergency decree, is already the subject of at least two lawsuits.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gun Owners of America announced its legal challenge on Saturday, as GunsAmerica previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/goa-sues-new-mexico-gov-michelle-lujan-grisham-over-albuquerque-firearm-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">reported<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-hogg-launches-political-venture-leaders-we-deserve\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hogg-launches-political-venture-leaders-we-deserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">Hogg Launches Political Venture: \u2018Leaders We Deserve\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Fort-v.-Grisham-TRO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">joined the party.<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb stated that Gov. Grisham lacks authority to suspend the Second Amendment even during alleged emergencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite her claims to the contrary,\u201d said Gottlieb, \u201cGov. Grisham does not have the authority to \u2018suspend\u2019 the Second Amendment for an alleged public health emergency or any other reason. Neither do any of the other defendants, nor can they legally enforce such a suspension.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvidently,\u201d added SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut, \u201cGov. Lujan Grisham believes she can disregard the constitution to further her own political views. We\u2019re taking action to stop this unconstitutional exercise of power in its tracks, because it is a flagrant violation of the right of individual citizens to carry firearms in public for personal defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction will prevent the state from further causing injury to the plaintiffs and other citizens under this unlawful order,\u201d Kraut added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">@CNN<\/a> disagrees with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMLG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">@GovMLG<\/a>. Her gun ban is unconstitutional. Period. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwSiXRUqlN\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">pic.twitter.com\/fwSiXRUqlN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NRA (@NRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRA\/status\/1701763816747344299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Fort-v.-Grisham-TRO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\">lawsuit<\/a>, other named defendants include top officials from the New Mexico Departments of Health and Public Safety, and the Chief of the New Mexico State Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s pretty clear that Gov. Grisham&#8217;s gonna take an &#8220;L&#8221; on this one.  If David Hogg thinks she&#8217;s over her skis, then there&#8217;s little doubt that she&#8217;s gone way too far.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makes one wonder if Hogg is starting to come around.  Maybe there&#8217;s hope for him after all.  LOL.  What do you think?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-hogg-defends-gun-rights\" title=\"David Hogg Defends Gun Rights?!?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAF founder Alan M. Gottlieb stated that Gov. 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