Mark Lewyn Carman (born September 3, 1960) is an American music producer, singer, songwriter, and social activist.

[1] The album features guest performances by other well known artists including Leon Russell, Vince Gill, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jason Crabb and others.

[4] As part of that effort, Carman founded an activist group, the American Coalition for Responsible Gun Ownership,[5] and made several contributory appearances on national news programs including CNN[6] and CBC News[7] addressing firearms legislation in the United States.

Carman's efforts drove the acquisition of more than 1,000,000 signatures on a petition, delivered to Senator Chuck Schumer urging President Barack Obama to use executive order to address some of the issues pertaining to firearms legislation.

[8] In January 2016, Carman was invited to the White House to participate in the announcement of President Obama's executive action on gun control.