Scalise: The Right To Bear Arms ‘Is’ Unlimited Under The 2nd Amendment

Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in Washington. The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to o... Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks with the media on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in Washington. The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was shot in the hip at a congressional baseball practice in June, on Sunday said the right to bear arms is unlimited under the Second Amendment.

“Do you have a sense of normalcy yet? Do you look forward to the moment where you won’t think about it every day?” Chuck Todd asked Scalise on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” referring to the baseball practice shooting where Scalise was injured.

“You know, it’s not that there are bad thoughts that I think of, because there was so much good that came out of a bad act,” Scalise said.

Asked why he thinks a week after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history was “too soon” to have a discussion about gun control, Scalise said, “We’ve had a gun control debate for a long time.”

“Is there a limit?” Todd asked. “Is the right to bear arms unlimited or is there a limit?”

“Look, the Second Amendment really predates the Bill of Rights,” Scalise replied. “It is a long history in our country to make sure that you protect the right of citizens to bear arms.”

“But is it unlimited?” Todd pressed.

“It is,” Scalise replied.

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  1. So, I guess I’ll go out and buy a tank and a rocket propelled grenade launcher.

    The 2nd Amendment is “unlimited”???

    HOLY SHIT.

  2. And I’ll commit libel, perjury, and fraud.

  3. “Look, the Second Amendment really predates the Bill of Rights,” Scalise replied. “It is a long history in our country to make sure that you protect the right of citizens to bear arms.”

    It’s like Scientology. The real meaning involves dinosaurs.

  4. Avatar for zsak zsak says:

    So much for “well regulated”

  5. Let me be the first to suggest that Scalise would feel like he was putting a target on his back if he said anything against the Gun Nuts. He might be right, too.

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