A retired Army special operations veteran is urging Congress to give qualified former special operators nationwide concealed carry privileges enjoyed by retired U.S.law enforcement officers, arguing the elite troops are uniquely trained to protect themselves and Americans."It needs to happen," Gavin Glasenapp, who served 20 years and 12 combat deployments in the Army, told Fox News Digital on Monday.The Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act was put forward last week by Sen.
Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., months after a companion bill by the same name in the House was introduced in April by Rep.Pat Harrigan, R-N.C."These are proven men and women," Glasenapp, the training operations manager at Delta Defense for the U.S.
Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) said, adding "they're specially selected, uniquely trained."TRUMP’S PUSH FOR NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY WOULD PROTECT GOOD GUYS WITH GUNSGavin Glasenapp, a 20-year Army veteran, is interviewed by Fox News Digital.(Fox News Digital)"I can think of no better group of people to be equipped to defend themselves and others around them.
In fact, that's part of our core values here at Delta Defense."We believe every American has the inalienable right to self-defense, and I can think of no better group that to really emulate that and really show you what that looks like."More well-trained good guys with guns to stop the bad guys with guns will help America safe again, Second Amendment advocates argue.Last month, President Donald Trump trolled his critics and gun-control advocates with a post that went viral: "Over 273 Americans have been shot since the war in Iran ...in Chicago."CHICAGO'S DEADLY JUNETEENTH WEEKEND LEAVES 7 DEAD AS TRUMP SHAMES DEM GOV FOR INACTIONThis still image captured from video by a witness shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant Saturday, Aug.
1, 2026, in Twin Falls, Idaho.(Kevin Bell Jr.
via AP)This image taken from video provided by the Twin Falls Po...