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YOU ARE SO OUT OF TOUCH: EVEN THE MOST CONSERVATIVE MEMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT THINKS WE SHOULD BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS.

“
Scalia does not believe that the right to bear arms is absolute
” Evan Puschak, “The NRA and its ‘Tyranny Hypotheticals,’ ”
tv.msnbc.com
, January 23, 2013,
http://on.msnbc.com/11hcNgT
. • “ ‘
And it’s not very controversial that that’s the case
’ ” Rachel Maddow,
Rachel Maddow Show
, MSNBC, January 11, 2011,
http://nbcnews.to/10jJxav
. • “
the sort not ‘in common use’ by the public can be regulated or banned
” Ian Millhiser, “Rick Perry Falsely Claims an Assault Rifle Is Unconstitutional,”
thinkprogress.org
, January 15, 2013,
http://bit.ly/11hcKS7
. • “ ‘
we do not undertake an exhaustive historical analysis today of the full scope of the Second Amendment
’ ”
District of Columbia, et al., Petitioners v. Dick Anthony Heller
, 478 F. 3d 370 (D.C. 2008),
http://bit.ly/IBGaj
. • “ ‘
[T]he Second Amendment does not protect those weapons not typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes
’ ”
District of Columbia v. Heller
, 554 U.S. 570 (2008),
http://1.usa.gov/11hczGu
. • “
is certainly not ‘in common use’ by the public
”
District of Columbia v. Heller
, 554 U.S. 570 (2008),
http://1.usa.gov/11hczGu
. • “
There are about 4 million AR-15 rifles in America
” Doug McKelway, “Dems Ramp Up Push for Assault Weapons Ban, Face Headwinds from States,”
foxnews.com
, February, 28, 2013,
http://fxn.ws/100Fb5D
. • “
82 percent of new handguns manufactured in the United States are semi-automatics
” U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
Firearms Commerce in the United States 2011
, (Washington, D.C. 2012),
http://1.usa.gov/100Htl8
.

NO CIVILIAN NEEDS A MILITARY STYLE WEAPON.

“ ‘
threatening our law enforcement officers
’ ” President Barack Obama, “Remarks by the President on Preventing Gun Violence in Minneapolis, MN,” Press Secretary, White House, February 4, 2013,
http://1.usa.gov/100HwNO
. • “ ‘
to kill large numbers of people in close combat are replicated for civilian use
’ ” Tommy Christopher, “Sen. Dianne Feinstein Holds Press Conference to Introduce New Assault Weapons Ban,”
mediaite.com
, January 24, 2013,
http://bit.ly/100HyoW
. • “ ‘
It’s a military-style weapon
’ ” Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Rachel Maddow Show
,
MSNBC
, December 18, 2012,
http://nbcnews.to/11hcvqg
. • “ ‘
how they gather information to make ‘well-informed’ decisions
’ ” Paul H. Thibodeau, Lera Boroditsky, “Metaphors We Think With: The Role of Metaphor in Reasoning,” PloS One 6, No. 2 (February 23, 2011),
http://bit.ly/100HCFk
. • “ ‘
it is much easier to justify why one is against control than it is to justify why one is against safety
’ ”
Jonathon Schuldt, “ ‘Gun Control’ of ‘Gun Safety’ the Battle Is Already Under Way,”
newswise.com
, January 22, 2013,
http://bit.ly/11hcwud
. • “
Biden on gun safety: No more excuses
” Lucy Madison, “Biden on Gun Safety: No More Excuses,”
cbsnews.com
, February 27, 2013,
http://cbsn.ws/11hcsdX
. • “
Debate over gun safety, rights comes home to Oakland County
” Bill Laitner, “Debate Over Gun Safety, Rights Comes Home to Oakland,”
Detroit Free Press
, February 26, 2013,
http://on.freep.com/100HDJq
. • “
Gun Safety Advocates Force NRA Backed Democrat Out Of Congressional Race
” Igor Volsky, “Gun Safety Advocates Force NRA Backed Democrat Out of Congressional Race”
thinkprogress.org
, February 18, 2013,
http://bit.ly/100HF3P
. • “
Biden Presses Senate Democrats to Support Gun Safety Agenda
” Jennifer Steinhauer, “Biden Presses Senate Democrats to Support Gun Safety Agenda,”
Caucus
blog at
nytimes.com
, January 31, 2013,
http://nyti.ms/100HFRz
. • “
Chicago officials push for new gun safety legislation
” Karen Jordan, “Chicago Officials Push for New Gun Safety Legislation,”
abc.go.local.com
, February 11, 2013,
http://bit.ly/100HINf
.

YEAH, BUT IF YOU MODIFY ONE, IT BECOMES FULLY AUTOMATIC.

“ ‘
These are killing machines. They are machine guns
’ ” Piers Morgan, “NRA: Put Armed Guards in Schools,”
Piers Morgan Tonight
, CNN, December 21, 2012,
http://bit.ly/11haWIP
.

I STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULD NEED A SEMI-AUTOMATIC IN THEIR HOME.

“ ‘
unleash hundreds of shots in a matter of a few minutes and slaughter innocent Americans
’ ” Piers Morgan, “Gun Control in America; Aurora Families Speak Out,”
Piers Morgan Tonight
, CNN, December 17, 2012,
http://bit.ly/11hckv3
. • “ ‘
The intruders were met with armed resistance
’ ” Tovin Lapan, “1 Dead, 3 at Large in Home Invasion at Apartment Complex,”
Las Vegas Sun
, December 24, 2012,
http://bit.ly/11hcgLR
. • “
A home invasion robbery left one intruder dead and three other intruders injured
” Leticia Ordaz, “3 Wounded, One Intruder Dead in Sacramento Home Invasion,”
kcra.com
, December 23, 2012,
http://bit.ly/100HLbW
. • “
A woman and her boyfriend arrived at her home to find several armed men inside
” “Intruder Killed Inside Home,”
ProNews Channel 7
,
ABC
,
http://bit.ly/11hciDp
. • “
three men entered a home to commit a robbery
” Mike Morris, “Home Invasion Suspect Killed in Gunfight at DeKalb Apartment Complex,”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
, December 19, 2012,
http://bit.ly/100HR3k
. • “
four people tried to break into the home of James Truman
” “Home Invasion Suspect Shot by Homeowner in Boardman,”
foxyoungstown.com
, December 15, 2012,
http://bit.ly/100HXaV
. • “
firing ‘multiple rounds’ at three intruders who broke into his home
” Brooke Edwards Staggs, “Elderly Man Shoots at Intruders,”
Victorville Daily Press
, December 8, 2012,
http://bit.ly/11hcanq
. • “
Three armed men broke into a house on a Monday morning
” Harry Harris and Katy Murphy, “Gunfire during attempted home invasion prompts lockdown at Oakland middle school,”
San Jose Mercury News
, December 3, 2012,
http://bit.ly/100I1aK
.

I’VE HEARD THAT YOU PLAN ON DEFEATING THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES MILITARY WITH YOUR ASSAULT RIFLE.

“ ‘
Being able to kill U.S. soldiers
’ ” Joe Scarborough, “.@3storybooks This is the survivalist argument that lies at the heart of the assault weapon defense—Being able to kill US soldiers.” January 15, 2013, 8:05p.m., Twitter post,
https://twitter.com/JoeNBC/status/291395640905310208
. • “ ‘
which puts you in the difficult position of having to argue tyranny hypotheticals
’ ” Jon Stewart “Grand Theft Semi-Auto—Coming for Your Guns,”
The Daily Show
,
Comedy Central
, January 17, 2013,
http://bit.ly/10jDVNp
.
• “ ‘
not hyperbole if you believe the gun radicals’ philosophy about guns
’ ” Rachel Maddow, “You and me and the 82nd Airborne,”
Rachel Maddow Show
,
MSNBC
, January 14, 2011,
http://on.msnbc.com/10jE0R4
. • “ ‘
killed 55 people, injured almost 2,000, led to 7,000 arrests
’ ” “April 29, 1992: Riots Erupt in Los Angeles,”
history.com
, accessed March 3, 2013,
http://bit.ly/11hcbry
. • “ ‘
It’s downtown Baghdad
’ ” “Governor: Evac Superdome, Rescue Centers,”
foxnews.com
, August 20, 2005,
http://fxn.ws/10jE6bu
. • “ ‘
The looting is out of control. The French Quarter has been attacked
’ ” “Governor: Evac Superdome, Rescue Centers,”
foxnews.com
, August 20, 2005,
http://fxn.ws/10jE6bu
. • “
a man had a gun stuck in his face
” Greg Wilson, “Man Pulls Gun in Gas Line, State Troopers Deployed at Stations as Tensions Boil in Sandy’s Wake,”
foxnews.com
, November 02, 2012,
http://fxn.ws/10jEbM9
. • “ ‘
You see the worst in people at a time like this
’ ” Greg Wilson, “Man Pulls Gun in Gas Line, State Troopers Deployed at Stations as Tensions Boil in Sandy’s Wake,”
foxnews.com
, November 02, 2012,
http://fxn.ws/10jEbM9
. • “
down with a handgun holding a maximum of seven rounds (which is now the limit in New York)
” Jessica Alaimo, “In Gun Law, Cuomo Mandated Something That Doesn’t Exist,”
democratanD.C.hronicle.com
, February 28, 2013,
http://on.rocne.ws/10jEgQa
.

I’M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THE SECOND AMENDMENT UP AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT IT’S PRETTY OUTDATED.

“ ‘
could carry an assault weapon
’ ” “Dannel Malloy, Michael Bloomberg, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Bennett, David Brooks, Randi Weingarten, Tom Ridge, Michael Eric Dyson, Pete Williams,”
Meet the Press
, NBC, December 16, 2012,
http://nbcnews.to/11hc3s9
. • “ ‘
The 2nd Amendment didn’t take into account assault weapons
’ ” “Put Armed Guards in Schools,”
Piers Morgan Tonight
, CNN, December 21, 2012
http://bit.ly/11haWIP
. • “ ‘
the Second Amendment does not give you the right to bear any kind of arm
’ ” Ed Schultz,
Ed Show
, MSNBC, December 19, 2012,
http://nbcnews.to/11hbUVz
. • “
a skilled printer could produce 250 sheets in two hours
” “Printing,” Jacob Tonson, “Print Culture in Eighteenth-Century England: Printing,”
umich.edu
, accessed March 3, 2013,
http://bit.ly/11hbSgr
. • “
produce 70,000 copies of an entire newspaper in an hour
” Bob Wilson, “How Newspapers Work,”
howstuffworks.com
, accessed March 3, 2013,
http://bit.ly/eZfP7y
. • “
and resulting in the deaths of at least seventeen people
” Dan Glaister and Declan Walsh, “After Week of Riots, Newsweek Admits It Got Qur’an Story Wrong,”
Guardian
, May 16, 2005,
http://bit.ly/11hbP4i
. • “ ‘
handguns firing five to seven shots without reloading were in use by the end of the eighteenth century
’ ” Clayton Cramer and Joseph Edward Olson, “Pistols, Crime, and Public: Safety in Early America,”
Williamette Law Review
44 (June 3, 2008),
http://bit.ly/10jEtTp
. • “
Guns were in hand and getting better with every generation
” Clayton Cramer and Joseph Edward Olson, “Pistols, Crime, and Public: Safety in Early America,”
Williamette Law Review
44 (June 3, 2008),
http://bit.ly/10jEtTp
. • “
for mass production of firearms (ten thousand units) using interchangeable parts
” “The Factory,”
eliwhitney.org
, accessed March 3, 2013,
http://bit.ly/YHb3do
. • “
By the early nineteenth century, interchangeable parts were used routinely
” “Interchangeable Parts,”
history.com
, accessed March 3, 2013,
http://bit.ly/11hbKxs
. • “
Firearms quickly became America’s first mass-production export
” “Interchangeable Parts,”
history.com
, accessed March 3, 2013,
http://bit.ly/11hbKxs
.

EVEN IF THAT’S TRUE, EVERYONE AGREED THAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT WAS ONLY ABOUT MILITIAS.

“ ‘
said individuals have a right to bear arms under the Second Amendment
’ ” “Remembering Olivia Engel; Gun Control in America; Interview with Carolyn
McCarthy, Ron Barber,”
Piers Morgan Tonight
, CNN, December 18, 2012,
http://bit.ly/11hag6p
. • “ ‘
a well-regulated Militia
’ ” David B. Kopel, “The Second Amendment in the Nineteenth Century,”
BYU Law Review
4 (1998), 1359–1554,
http://bit.ly/Y84rv4
. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals extolled this article as a model of “originalist interpretive method as applied to the Second Amendment.” • “
The Amendment protects an ‘individual’ right
”
District of Columbia v. Heller
, 554 U.S. 570 (2008),
http://bit.ly/rkyEKx
. • “
In other words, all nine justices, including those who were not, as Toobin put it, ‘Republican appointees,’ agreed that the Second Amendment protects some sort of individual right
.
” Note: The Stevens dissent argued that the Second Amendment also includes the collective right of the people in the States to have a militia. This approach rejected all of the lower court “collective right” cases, which had said that the existence of a collective right negates the existence of any individual right. The
Heller
majority did not explore the issue of whether the Second Amendment also includes State or collective rights, in addition to the individual right. • “
the state militia, in its official capacity and while in actual service, could not be disarmed
”
City of Salina v. Blaksley
72 Kans. 230 (1905). • “ ‘
to the collective body and not individual rights
’ ”
U.S. v. Adams
, 11 F.Supp. 216 (S.D.Fla. 1935). • “ ‘
as a protection for the States in the maintenance of their militia organizations
”
United States v. Tot
, 319 U.S 463 (1943). • “ ‘
collective right “of the people” to keep and bear arms in connection with “a well-regulated militia
” ’ ”
Burton v. Sills
, 53 N.J. 86 (1968). • “
the Constitution guaranteed their individual right to own firearms
” Saul Cornell, “The Second Amendment Goes to Court,”
Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective
1, no. 5 (February 2008),
http://bit.ly/11hbz5j
. • “ ‘
the right to keep and bear arms
’ ”
Poe v. Ullman
, 367 U.S. 497 (1961),
http://bit.ly/11lgupA
. • “
quoted with approval in several subsequent Supreme Court cases
”
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA v. Casey
, 505 U.S. 833 (1992),
http://bit.ly/GBmaxs
. • “
in both the majority and the dissent in
Moore v. East Cleveland
”
Moore v. East Cleveland
, 431 U.S. 494 (1977),
http://bit.ly/11hbte2
. • “
and in Justice Potter Stewart’s concurrence in
Roe v. Wade
”
Roe v. Wade
, 410 U.S. 113 (1973),
http://bit.ly/11hbxuh
.