Trucker Lives Matter, a Florida-based non-profit transportation group representing truckers from around the nation, is sponsoring โA Day Without a Truckerโ parade on September 5.
According to their Facebook page โTruckers plan to drive through Washington, DC at Noon Eastern time during โNational Memorial Processionโ to honor 500 brothers and sisters murdered on the job over the past decade and to protest those states that do not allow truckers to carry firearms to protect themselves.โ
Trucker Lives Matter is a strong proponent of the passing of Michaelโs Law. This pro-gun for protection bill is named after Michael Boeglin, a trucker who was killed in his truck in June of 2014. Michaelโs Law Amendment, the most recent version, is a PRO GUN Federal legislative effort that โtweeksโ an existing Federal statute already on the books called โInterstate
Transportation of Firearmsโ (18 U.S.C. 926A). It would allow citizens to carry firearms across state lines without any need for statesโ approval. โWe are trying to get all truckers and at this point all Americans, the right to carry interstate firearms for personal protection,โ says James Lamb, a spokesman of Trucker Lives Matter.
Nearly 350 people indicate they plan to attend. Organizers encourage those who cannot attend the event in Washington to participate by shutting down for the day.
