Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell applauded women buying more guns along with the rest of the population, saying “they want to protect their family” and are “afraid” of the falling levels of police support.
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Gun sales continue to surge, as they have throughout the coronavirus pandemic. “Fox & Friends” host Ainsley Earhardt prompted the exchange by stating that “half” of gun buyers are women.
“Bravo. Bravo,” Terrell responded. “Because women, just like men, just like anyone in this country, want to protect their family. And they feel if they cannot rely on law enforcement, they have no other person to depend on other than [themselves].”(RELATED: Millions Of Americans Bought Guns Last Month)
“People are looking at what’s going on every day in these Democratic cities, and the government wants to take your guns away. People are afraid,” Terrell continued. He said that given moves to defund police, people “have no other choice but to protect themselves. And I applaud them because government is abandoning its number one obligation, to protect citizens.”
The Fox News contributor insisted the increased gun sales represents “a vote of no confidence in Democratic leadership” and that “everyone in this country saw what happened last summer. Everyone is witnessing the rise in crime in Democratic cities. People are afraid.”
Terrell claimed citizens have lost faith in the Biden administration and in Democratic leadership across the country. (RELATED: ‘Joe Biden Is An Empty Suit’: Leo Terrell Says President Can Only Offer Lukewarm Support To Police Because He’s Not In Charge)
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 08: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on gun control in the Rose Garden at the White House April 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden will sign executive orders to prevent gun violence and announced his pick of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“I think the Democratic playbook is take guns away … How can you take Americans’ right to protect themselves when they see all this crime?” he said, adding that people are expecting more riots in America’s cities this summer.
The New York City Police Department has experienced a surge in retirements from demoralized officers as crime has escalated.
President Joe Biden announced some gun control executive orders in April and urged Congress to enact additional legislation, arguing that gun violence in America had become an “international embarrassment.” Biden has nominated gun control activist David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.