CNN “Explains” 2nd Amendment

My contributor Eric brought this CNN story to my attention and I was immediately fired up. The court decision is not only wrong, but denies people their right to self defense. The way that this video is presented is outrageous.

A federal appeals court ruled that there is no protection for concealed weapons in the 2nd Amendment. The video is misleading from the title, “CNN Explains: The 2nd Amendment”, from the start, Jeffrey Toobin, a CNN Senior Legal Analyst weirdly says the 2nd Amendment may be the single most mysterious part of the Constitution? First of all, why would any of the Amendments of the Constitution be mysterious?

The Bill Of Rights was ratified effective December 15th, 1791. It has been longer than 224 years since the 2nd Amendment has been in print and exercised. Mr. Toobin has had the opportunity over his entire lifetime to read and understand the 2nd Amendment, but apparently that task proved too complex for him and the Amendments remain mysterious.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

I just typed that 2nd Amendment quote from memory. It is only one sentence containing 27 words. It is written in plain English and therefore easy to memorize. I have known this for a long time, since my days in elementary school. I never thought it was mysterious, but in fact easy to understand.

CNN does not explain the 2nd Amendment. Instead they use psychological techniques to program viewers. It’s like a Jedi mind trick, with a wave of their hand “these Amendments are mysterious, we’re the experts and they don’t exist anymore, they don’t apply to you.”

He actually said that militias don’t exist anymore. Militias do exist today and some state Constitutions call for all able-bodied males to comprise the militia if necessary. This is a ridiculous hit piece against the 2nd Amendment.

A book written about the 2nd Amendment that I recommend is Stephen P. Halbrook’s The Founders’ Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms. This book demonstrates the foundations of the 2nd Amendment supported by statements before, during, and after the writing in newspapers, letters, debates, and resolutions.