Sen. Cornyn Blasts Sotomayor's Second Amendment Interpretation

Sen. Cornyn (R-Texas) expresses his concern over Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's belief that the Second Amendment is a right that only applies to the federal government and not to cities and states. (0:33)
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Sen. Sessions Believes Second Amendment Is A Fundamental Right

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) says, “In cases that she decided Judge Sotomayor, earlier this year, rendered an opinion that held that the Second Amendment is not a fundamental right.” He says the question of whether or not it is a fundamental right is extremely significanct. (0:24)
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S.C. Senator Says Second Amendment Should Not Be Reinterpreted

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) expresses his concern over the President and Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's interpretation of the Constitution, primarily in regard to the Second Amendment. “It’s a very important question that goes...beyond the question of bearing arms but whether or not we are still a Constitutional republic,” Said DeMint. (0:37)
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Sen. Sessions: Second Amendment Is A Fundamental Right

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) says, “In cases that she decided Judge Sotomayor, earlier this year, rendered an opinion that held that the Second Amendment is not a fundamental right.” He says the fundamental right question is of real significance. (0:24)
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Brookings Fellow Taylor explains the “almost consensus view” on gun control

Stuart Taylor, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, talks about the recent gun control case held by the Supreme Court. Taylor explains the whole argument of the case came directly from a clause in the Second Amendment, which he quotes. He also says that the whole dispute between anti- and pro-gun people has been the same for many years and deals with this clause of the Second Amendment. (1:09)
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