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\"Kavanaugh,<\/a>

Kavanaugh vs. Feinstein on the Constitutionality of bans on “assault weapons.” (Photo: PBS News Hour<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

One lingering legal question concerning our 2A rights is the constitutionality of bans on black rifles. Can the government prohibit residents from purchasing and possessing some of the most popular semiautomatic long guns in the country?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a question Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has answered in the past while serving as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Problem is anti-gunners like Sen. Dianne Feinstein did not like his answer. Naturally, this topic came up during Kavanaugh\u2019s confirmation hearing on the Senate side of Capitol Hill this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou specifically argued that the D.C. assault weapons ban was unconstitutional and I think because you said these weapons were in common use,\u201d said a steely-eyed Feinstein. \u201cWhat did you base your conclusion that assault weapons are in common use and what evidence or study did you use to do that?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kavanaugh mentioned that he follows Supreme Court precedent, pointing mainly to the landmark 2008 Heller decision along with its successor the 2010 McDonald decision, which among other things make it clear that the 2A protects firearms \u201cin common use at the time\u201d for \u201clawful purposes like self-defense.\u201d Given that there are millions of AR-pattern rifles in circulation there is little doubt that they are \u201cin common use\u201d and therefore protected under the 2A.<\/p>\n

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By arguing that AR-15s can\u2019t be regulated, Brett Kavanaugh made crystal clear that he\u2019s to the right of Justice Scalia on guns. Even pro-gun Justice Scalia knew the 2nd Amendment did not protect all weapons in his opinion in Heller.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) September 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMost handguns are semi-automatic,\u201d Kavanaugh explained. \u201cAnd the question came before us of semi-automatic rifles and the question was, \u2018Can you distinguish as a matter of precedent?\u2019 Again, this is all about precedent for me, trying to read exactly what the Supreme Court said and if you read the McDonald case. And I concluded that it could not be distinguished as a matter of law, semi-automatic rifles from semi-automatic handguns. And semi-automatic rifles are widely possessed in the United States. There are millions and millions and millions of semi-automatic rifles that are possessed. So that seemed to fit common use and not being a dangerous and unusual weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Democratic Senator from California was not convinced, \u201cAnd you specifically argued that it was unconstitutional to\u2026 to ban assault weapons because they are in common use. And that I believe was your dissent in the case?\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: NRA-ILA: Justice Scalia Made Clear the Second Amendment and Heller Prohibit \u2018Assault Weapon\u2019 Bans<\/a><\/h2>\n

\u201cYes, and I was referring to some kinds of semi-automatic rifles that are banned by D.C. are widely owned in the United States,\u201d said Kavanaugh. \u201cAnd that seemed to be the test that the Supreme Court had set forth in the Heller and McDonald cases \u2014 in other words, if a type of firearm is widely owned in the United States. Now whether I agree with that test or not was not the issue before me. I have to follow the precedent of the Supreme Court as it\u2019s written and that\u2019s what I tried to do in that case.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally recognizing that her legal argument was falling apart, Feinstein made an appeal to emotion. She asked the judge about school shootings. To which he said, \u201cOf course the violence in the schools is something we all detest and want to do something about and there are lots of efforts underway to make schools safer.\u201d Kavanaugh then went on to talk about how at his children\u2019s school they are hardening it to make it safer, and how living in D.C. for many years has made him keenly aware of gun-related violence.\u00a0 Still, though, that doesn’t get in the way of him doing his job.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so I understand the issue but as a judge my job as I saw it was the follow the second amendment opinion of the Supreme Court whether I agreed with it or disagreed with it,\u201d said Kavanaugh.<\/p>\n

Sounds like someone we need<\/em> on the bench.<\/p>\n

\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n

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