Whose Second Amendment Is It?
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🗓️ 24 November 2021
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The Supreme Court is considering a case that may strike down New York state’s strict restrictions on carrying a gun in public. Some public defenders think that might be a win for criminal justice reform.
Guest: Sharone Mitchell Jr., Chief Defender for the Cook County Public Defenders.
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| 0:00.0 | There's a case in front of the Supreme Court this year that haunts me a little bit. |
| 0:08.7 | Partially because it's about the place I live, New York. |
| 0:13.1 | Justices today heard oral arguments in the most important gun rights case in more than a decade. |
| 0:18.2 | The case centers around the New York Times. |
| 0:19.1 | It was argued a couple of weeks back. |
| 0:21.5 | This case is about whether it is too hard to get an unrestricted gun license in New York State. |
| 0:27.8 | The plaintiffs say they should be able to carry their firearms wherever they want. |
| 0:33.5 | Not just a work or the gun range. |
| 0:36.6 | And I think I got really invested in the outcome of this case because of the way the justices talked about my city. |
| 0:45.2 | They seemed scared. |
| 0:47.0 | Could I explore what that means for ordinary law-biting citizens who feel they need to carry a firearm for self-defense. |
| 0:58.2 | This is just as Samuel Alito. |
| 1:00.5 | He's grilling New York's solicitor general. |
| 1:02.8 | So I want you to think about people like this. |
| 1:06.3 | People who work late at night in Manhattan. |
| 1:09.7 | Might be somebody who cleans offices. |
| 1:11.8 | Might be a door man at an apartment. |
| 1:14.4 | Might be a nurse or an orderly. |
| 1:16.4 | Might be somebody who washes dishes. |
| 1:19.0 | None of these people has criminal record. |
| 1:21.5 | They're all law-biting citizens. |
| 1:23.1 | They get off work around midnight. |
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