{"id":202698,"date":"2024-05-23T09:18:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=202698"},"modified":"2024-05-23T09:18:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T14:18:45","slug":"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donald Trump speaks at NRA Convention: Full Speech\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sgl06asFsXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump speaks at the 2024 NRAAM.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">5<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Larry Keane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Donald J. Trump gave the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4672523-donald-trump-nra-endorsement-speech-dallas-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>keynote address<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;at the recent NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas and had some important words for those in attendance. He urged attendees to get excited, go back home and spread the word, get active ahead of the upcoming national election and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just before speaking to the crowd, the former president \u2013 the presumptive 2024 Republican party nominee for The White House \u2013&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/donald-trump-will-address-the-nra-in-texas-hes-called-himself-the-best-president-for-gun-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">received the endorsement<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of the NRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While giving his remarks, Former President Trump exclaimed, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to get all your friends and all the gun owners they have to go in, they have to vote. If they vote, there\u2019s nobody that can beat us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm industry couldn\u2019t agree more and it\u2019s an effort that we\u2019ve been focused on for many years with the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GUNVOTE\u00ae<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;voter registration, education and mobilization campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-criticism-and-warning\"><strong>Criticism and Warning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The former president had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4672523-donald-trump-nra-endorsement-speech-dallas-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>plenty to say<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;about the Biden administration and its never-ceasing attack on the Second Amendment. After all, President Joe Biden deemed the firearm industry \u201cthe enemy\u201d from the debate stage in 2019 and has done all he can to punish us ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former President Trump reiterated that the liberties and Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans are \u201cunder siege\u201d and that those rights will be on the ballot in November. He warned convention-goers that the current president will \u201ccome for your guns \u2013 100 percent,\u201d if he wins a second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrasting his approach to that of President Biden\u2019s, the former president&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4672523-donald-trump-nra-endorsement-speech-dallas-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI promise you this, with me at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, no one will lay a finger on your firearms \u2014 just as took place for four years when I was your president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, former President Trump warned, \u201cIf President Joe Biden gets four more years they are coming for your guns, 100 percent certain.\u201d He continued by&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/trump-urges-gun-owners-to-vote-in-2024-as-he-receives-nra-endorsement\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reminding<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;attendees that the president, \u201chas a 40-year-record of trying to rip firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to have a Second Amendment that is meaningful,\u201d the former president&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/trump-accepts-nra-endorsement-urges-021324059.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>wrapped up<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cGun owners must vote. We want a landslide. So, I think you\u2019re a rebellious bunch, but let\u2019s be rebellious and vote this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-industry-walks-the-walk\"><strong>Industry Walks the Walk<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm industry agrees with those sentiments. It\u2019s why NSSF launched the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GUNVOTE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;initiative to ensure those casting ballots at the ballot box are informed of how to register to vote, and when and where to cast a ballot and to make the most impactful decisions to safeguard their rights and freedoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GUNVOTE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;will help voters figure out when and where to cast their vote. Early voting and absentee voting differ from state to state, but&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GUNVOTE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;conveniently lists out all U.S. states with links to their respective Secretary of State\u2019s website where more details about the process can be found. For those who wait until election day to cast their ballot,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GUNVOTE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;will also tell voters of their polling place so that exercising the right to vote is as easy as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-make-a-difference\"><strong>Make a Difference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Voter education efforts around the Second Amendment and pro-industry issues are key before casting a ballot. Of course, self-defense issues and the very ability and right to purchase and possess firearms is an inalienable right endowed upon law-abiding Americans and engrained within the U.S. Constitution. Those issues \u2013 ensuring law-abiding Americans can protect themselves, their families and their property \u2013 are what\u2019s most often thought about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, issues such as access to public lands and the ability to use those lands for hunting and recreational target shooting are important. Supporting those activities perpetuates the success and health of wildlife management and conservation efforts on hundreds of millions of acres of federal and state lands. The ability for hunters and recreational target shooters to choose the ammunition that works best for them matters too, as recent efforts by federal bureaucrats to prohibit those activities and the use of traditional ammunition have become common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further efforts by the Biden administration are crippling the very ability of Americans to own and operate a firearm-related business, risking the livelihoods of more than 380,000 hardworking Americans employed within the firearm industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-trump-is-right-about-increasing-cime-rates-says-lott\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/trump-is-right-about-increasing-cime-rates-says-lott\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\">Trump Is Right About Increasing Cime Rates, Says Lott<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even still,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-bidens-reelection-campaign-targets-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>attacks by the Biden administration<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;on the ability of lawful businesses to produce and export firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition to countries abroad not only negatively impacts communities here at home across the country, but also places America at risk and restricts our national security efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these issues are centered around the sacred Second Amendment and the protection of it from attacks by anti-gun, anti-industry activists. The Biden administration\u2019s \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/president-bidens-whole-of-government-gun-control-crusade-confronts-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whole-of-government<\/a><\/strong>\u201d effort to cripple the industry and the rights it exists to protect are a clearcut sign of how important it is for informed Americans to vote at the ballot box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm industry has worked to further those goals \u2013 to protect the rights of Americans to lawfully purchase firearms, to practice and become educated, responsible gunowners and to pass those traditions on to the next generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm industry agrees with former President Trump. Gun owners need to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunvote.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GUNVOTE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 so they don\u2019t risk their rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Larry Keane\u00a0<\/strong><em>is Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs and General Counsel for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Shooting Sports Foundation<\/a>, the firearms industry trade association.<\/em><\/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=\"firearm-industry-agrees-w-trump-gunvote-critical-in-2024\" title=\"Firearm Industry Agrees w\/ Trump: #GunVote Critical in 2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While giving his remarks, Former President Trump exclaimed, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to get all your friends and all the gun owners they have to go in, they have to vote. If they vote, there\u2019s nobody that can beat us!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115,"featured_media":202700,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,25,240],"tags":[132,1802,311,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-202698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-this-week","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-news-wire","12":"tag-nssf","13":"tag-r2kba"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Trump_NRA_2024-150x84.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202701,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202698\/revisions\/202701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202698"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=202698"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=202698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}