{"id":208571,"date":"2024-10-28T04:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=208571"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:26:36","slug":"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Protecting Kids&#8217; More Important than 2A Rights?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time 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\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colion Noir recently commented on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz&#8217;s appearance on <em>The Daily Show<\/em> with Jon Stewart, where Walz suggested a stark rural-urban divide in attitudes toward gun ownership. <\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"Tim Walz Says Protecting Kids Is More Important Than Second Amendment Rights, On The Daily Show\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PN15r68551M?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><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kamalaharris.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\" title=\"'Protecting Kids' More Important than 2A Rights?\">Walz<\/a> argued that rural gun culture, which emphasizes hunting and sport, differs significantly from urban areas where gun violence, especially in schools, is a major concern. He advocated for measures like red flag laws, <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/chris-cox-nra-extreme-risk-protection-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\" title=\"'Protecting Kids' More Important than 2A Rights?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3778\">extreme risk protection orders<\/a>, and restrictions on certain firearms to protect children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir countered that the Second Amendment remains unchanged regardless of a person\u2019s location. He argued that this approach to \u201cdivide\u201d gun rights according to geography masks an effort to diminish 1A protections by suggesting rural America only needs hunting rifles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir explained that portraying semi-automatic rifles as irrelevant in rural settings allows policymakers to chip away at gun rights without explicit bans, especially targeting modern sporting rifles (ARs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-federal-judge-blocks-ny-public-housing-gun-ban\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-juge-blocks-ny-public-housing-gun-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\" title=\"'Protecting Kids' More Important than 2A Rights?\">Federal Judge Blocks NY Public Housing Gun Ban!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir also highlighted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/04\/26\/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\" title=\"'Protecting Kids' More Important than 2A Rights?\">data<\/a> from the FBI and CDC to underscore that semi-automatic rifles are rarely used in mass shootings compared to handguns and are vital for self-defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Noir, defensive gun use by law-abiding citizens occurs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/second-amendment\/commentary\/12-defensive-gun-uses-show-armed-citizens-make-communities-safer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\" title=\"'Protecting Kids' More Important than 2A Rights?\">hundreds of thousands to millions of times annually,<\/a> often involving semi-automatic rifles, which many Americans rely on for home defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir accused anti-gun politicians of trying to sway traditional gun owners, sometimes called \u201cfudds,\u201d who favor classic firearms, to support restrictions on <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-best-modern-combat-proven-handguns-shotguns-and-rifles\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"protecting-kids-more-important-than-2a-rights\" title=\"'Protecting Kids' More Important than 2A Rights?\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3777\">modern weapons<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He argued this strategy subtly divides the gun rights community, creating a distinction between \u201cacceptable\u201d hunting firearms and \u201cunnecessary\u201d tactical guns. 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