Flavor Flav calls for a total gun ban in a powerful Newsweek op-ed following Public Enemy’s new single “March Madness.”
🔥 Flavor Flav Speaks Out: “No Civilian Needs To Possess Semi-Automatic Weapons”
Flavor Flav is using his voice and platform for something far bigger than hype. In a powerful and deeply personal op-ed published by Newsweek, the legendary Public Enemy hype man is urging lawmakers to pass a total ban on firearms, saying, “No civilian needs to possess semi-automatic weapons.”
His call to action comes in the wake of Public Enemy’s latest single, “March Madness,” which Flav says is meant to reignite a national conversation about America’s gun violence crisis.
“We are marching ourselves into madness, both in the crazy and angry senses of the word. We are caught in an epidemic of gun violence with no sign we can stop or change course.”
Listen to the single below.
🧠 From Rikers To Advocacy: Flav Shares First-Hand Experience
In the op-ed, Flavor Flav opened up about his own past run-ins with guns and the criminal justice system.
“I would know. I went to jail because of guns. I ended up on Rikers Island. So I am speaking from first-hand experience.”
He didn’t hold back when speaking about the real fears he lives with every day as a father:
“I fear for my kids when I drop them off at school. Our schools aren’t safe and our kids aren’t safe. This is because gun protection laws are weak. Guns are falling into the hands of the wrong people.”
Flav also tackled the role fear plays in the gun debate:
“Fear and power are two of the biggest emotions that drive us… They wouldn’t have to protect themselves if all guns were banned.”
🎶 “March Madness” Is More Than A Song—It’s A Movement
Released on Juneteenth, Public Enemy’s “March Madness” opens with a chilling moment: a teacher calling 911 to report a school shooting. Flav explained that the single isn’t about politics—it’s about humanity.
“To us, ‘March Madness’ is not about the left or the right or politics—it’s about the need to unify, as human beings, to say what is right and what is wrong. Stop putting a price tag on the heads of our children.”
He added:
“I hope this song sparks change. I hope this anthem gives a voice to those who feel powerless against a system of power and greed.”
🕊️ A Plea For Unity, Peace, And Real Change
Flavor Flav wrapped up his op-ed with a powerful quote from his longtime collaborator Chuck D:
“As my partner, Chuck D, says: ‘I would rather live in peace than rest in peace.’ I hope the same for my children and all children.”
It’s a sobering reminder that while the conversation around gun reform may be divisive, lives are on the line—and voices like Flav’s are demanding to be heard.
Read the full Newsweek op-ed here.
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