{"id":253053,"date":"2026-06-30T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=253053"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:54:00","slug":"bill-maher-ro-khanna-gun-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bill-maher-ro-khanna-gun-self-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher Exposes Anti-Gun Congressman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"h-\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Maher probably wasn&#8217;t trying to become the Second Amendment&#8217;s newest spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But during a recent panel discussion about the Supreme Court&#8217;s unanimous decision involving marijuana users and gun rights, he ended up making one of the strongest arguments for armed self-defense you&#8217;ll hear on television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collion Noir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrcolionnoir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"bill-maher-ro-khanna-gun-self-defense\" title=\"Bill Maher Exposes Anti-Gun Congressman\">certainly<\/a> thought so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Maher Shuts Down California Congressman&#039;s Anti-Gun Argument\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cexjskFmI6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent video (see above), Noir broke down Maher&#8217;s exchange with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), arguing the conversation revealed a fundamental disagreement over who bears responsibility for protecting you when things go sideways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion started innocently enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maher admitted he&#8217;d like to own a firearm but currently doesn&#8217;t because federal law has prohibited unlawful marijuana users from possessing guns.  A restriction the Supreme Court recently ruled cannot automatically apply without violating the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then came the moment that caught Noir&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t expect the police to be everywhere,&#8221; Maher said.  For Noir, that&#8217;s the entire debate in one sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Give Maher credit,&#8221; Noir said. &#8220;He&#8217;s not playing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-gary-wetzel-the-one-armed-m60-stand-in-vietnam\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gary-wetzel-medal-of-honor-m60-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"bill-maher-ro-khanna-gun-self-defense\" title=\"Bill Maher Exposes Anti-Gun Congressman\">Gary Wetzel: The One-Armed M60 Stand in Vietnam<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir argued Maher recognized something many gun owners have believed for years: when danger arrives at your front door, you&#8217;re usually on your own until law enforcement gets there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation shifted when Maher criticized California&#8217;s self-defense laws, saying they can leave homeowners worried they&#8217;ll face prosecution even after defending themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khanna responded that he supports investing in police and public safety and doesn&#8217;t believe &#8220;everyone takes justice into their own hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir wasn&#8217;t buying it.  According to him, Maher had just explained why relying solely on police isn&#8217;t always realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When a stranger is already inside your house at 2 a.m., the nearest cop is minutes out,&#8221; Noir said. &#8220;And minutes is the whole ballgame.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also referenced the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in <em>Castle Rock v. Gonzales<\/em>, noting that courts have held police generally do not have a constitutional duty to protect any particular individual from private violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That reality strengthens (not weakens) the argument for lawful self-defense.  But the exchange didn&#8217;t end there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Maher asked whether someone should be able to defend themselves if an intruder is already inside the home, Khanna agreed that self-defense is appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But moments later, he pivoted to mentioning the Trayvon Martin case and concerns about people taking the law into their own hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That shift became Noir&#8217;s biggest criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-dnt-hydra-hs335r-five-thermal-jobs-under-1-800\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/dnt-hydra-hs335r-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"bill-maher-ro-khanna-gun-self-defense\" title=\"Bill Maher Exposes Anti-Gun Congressman\">DNT Hydra HS335R: Five Thermal Jobs Under $1,800<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>He argued the conversation moved from discussing a clear-cut home invasion to invoking a highly controversial case with very different facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You hand this man the cleanest scenario on earth, a stranger inside your home at night, and his first instinct is to grab one tragic outlier,&#8221; Noir said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noir also argued that discussions about firearms often follow a familiar pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They always start with, &#8216;I respect the Second Amendment,'&#8221; he said. &#8220;Then comes the word &#8216;but.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything after the word &#8220;but&#8221; is usually B.S. &#8220;I support the Second Amendment, but\u2026&#8221; has become the standard disclaimer before proposing another restriction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is those restrictions come with real-world consequences. When help is minutes away and danger is already inside your home, rights matter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Maher, of all people, seems to understand that. Rep. Khanna either doesn&#8217;t or simply doesn&#8217;t think your right to defend yourself outweighs his faith in government. That&#8217;s a question every voter should be asking before the next election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"bill-maher-ro-khanna-gun-self-defense\" title=\"Bill Maher Exposes Anti-Gun Congressman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent video (see above), Noir broke down Maher&#8217;s exchange with Rep. 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