During a recent appearance on GB News, Doctor Sunny Slaughter, a law enforcement and litigation expert as well as a crisis-communication specialist, addressed the ongoing issue of firearms in the United States while defending Americans’ constitutional right to bear arms. Speaking on the breakfast show with hosts Ellie Costello and Cameron Walker, she commented on the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man who attempted to enter a secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, reportedly carrying a shotgun and a gas canister.
Slaughter acknowledged the problem posed by firearms, saying, “What we are seeing is political ideology played out in political violence.” She continued, “I think that the gun laws here… I’m a Second Amendment person, I have fired arms as well as others that I know. But I think with this type of ideology, young people and someone like him who has access to guns… now, remember, North Carolina is also a state that has gun access [and it is] openly available in the United States. So does it pose a problem? Yes.”
Despite acknowledging the risks, she reaffirmed her support for the right to bear arms: “Do I still believe that people have the right to bear arms? I do as well. We just have to focus on how people of this particular mental health state… have access to guns.”
The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time (6:30 a.m. GMT) while President Trump was in Washington, D.C., hosting a dinner at the White House. The man involved was later identified as Austin Tucker Martin, 21, from North Carolina. Authorities said he had been reported missing a few days prior.
Slaughter also highlighted that President Trump has faced a historically high number of targeted attacks compared to previous U.S. presidents. “I’ve been travelling around with US senators and members of Congress for years, and even when you think about the other attacks on previous presidents, they have been vast,” she explained.
She added, “But lately, in the last year or two, more information is coming out about these attacks, particularly those on President Trump. What we know is that attacks, targeted attacks, do happen, but what we are seeing is that they’re communicating at a high rate now more than ever. I don’t know whether more people are paying attention, or whether the White House has decided that this is important for people to know. And I think two things can be true at the same time: more is happening, and we are being communicated about it more.”
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