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Strict Scrutiny

The Textualist Case for Mass Shootings

Strict Scrutiny

Crooked Media

Philosophy, News, Government, Supreme Court, Society & Culture

4.84.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In an emergency episode, Leah and Melissa break down the Court's 6-3 decision to strike down a ban on bump stocks, attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire at machine gun-like rates. It's bad, people.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Mr Chief Justice is pleased for it. It's an old joke, but when I argue man argues

0:07.6

against two beautiful ladies like this, they're going to have the last word. She spoke, not elegantly, but with unmistakable clarity.

0:18.0

She said,

0:19.0

I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our

0:28.8

necks. Hello and I'm Melissa Murray and I am Leah Littman. I am able to be back remotely so it is very good to be back. I have missed you all very sad to miss the live shows.

1:02.6

But yeah, thank you, Melissa,

1:04.4

for making time after a busy live show

1:07.0

to record a same day episode.

1:08.9

So I get to participate.

1:11.2

Well, thank you so much for being here.

1:12.8

We're so excited and I am particularly excited because everybody knows when Leah and

1:17.5

Melissa get together and Kate's not here.

1:20.5

That's when hijinks ensue.

1:22.6

And what a case for hijinks to ensue.

1:25.7

So this is a quick emergency insta recap

1:29.1

of the court's major decision on guns.

1:32.4

In a six to three decision authored by Justice

1:34.9

Clarence Thomas, the court struck down a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and

1:39.4

Firearms and Explosives ATF, that restricted bump stocks.

1:44.0

Bump stocks are devices that are used to convert semi-automatic weapons into

1:47.7

devices that can fire up to 800 bullets a minute with a single pull of the trigger

1:52.4

so long as the shooter holds onto the device in a certain way.

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