In a recent episode of Spirit Campfire, Ted Nugent explained why he feels the need to carry a weapon on his trips to Brazil and Europe.
“No man has authority over my constitutional carry,” Nugent stated. “I was born with constitutional carry. I don’t need paperwork for my god-given rights you numbnut oath violating Jackboot bureaucrat dirtbags.”
He went on to say, “I have a First Amendment. While I’m alive wherever I may roam on planet Earth. ‘Well, what about Brazil?’ If I would ever go to that… I wouldn’t go there but if I would, I would carry a gun and I would speak my mind.”
When discussing his experiences touring Europe, Nugent remarked, “Well, they have gun laws.” He acknowledged, “Yeah, they have gun laws against Kalashnikov machine guns in Paris, France, but they killed people at the concert with Kalashnikovs in Paris, France, just like this scum in Madison, Wisconsin that killed the student and the teacher.”
The rocker then elaborated further, stating, “‘Well, we need a bad high-capacity magazine.’ She didn’t use a high-capacity magazine. ‘We need universal background check.’ It wouldn’t have changed things. I dare all you anti-gunners. I dare you.”
He concluded with a bold challenge to politicians, “Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe ‘Satan’ Biden, and your gang of punks. Write the law that would have stopped any of these crimes that were already violating hundreds of laws.”
Nugent had previously discussed his views on the constitutional carry law in a 2021 interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He said, “I have a right to keep and bear arms on the ground in the United States of America; it’s a God-given right.”
He further explained, “This Second Amendment consideration is on par with science-based hunting regulations to allow us to perform our conservation responsibilities, as well as our self-defense responsibilities.”
In 2018, Nugent faced accusations of banning guns at his July 17 Roanoke show, despite his support for the Second Amendment, as reported by WSLS 10 News. Venue staff had claimed Nugent’s team requested the ban, turning away two fans with guns. Nugent denied the allegations on Facebook, calling it ‘fake news’ and insisting that guns were allowed.
