very much for coming to "the sunday show." let me start with you, because i wanted to bring you on because your group put out a statement on amir locke's death that he should be alive right now. we don't always see gun rights groups speaking out when black gun owners are killed. tell us why it was important for you to speak out. >> well, i think it was important to speak out because what we saw was that who was, you know, amir locke could have been any law-abiding gun owner on the other side of a no-knock raid. we issued statements in support of philando castile, another lawful permit to carry holder who was shot by police. and so i think it is important for us organizationally to remain consistent that we are defending all law-abiding gun owners, regardless of race, creed, ideology. >> that's an incredible message, rob. why don't you think, an incredible stance -- why don't you think that the nra does the