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Amendment we know is incorrect gives them the ability to have any weapon they want, an ar-15, a weapon of war. and that is why we have been so slow to change. thats why we havent changed outside of fits and starts over the years. >> you talk about their interpretation of the second amendment. their interpretation of the second amendment is not only incorrect but doesnt match up with actually what the united states supreme court says the second amendment means. and it is scalia, it is thomas, it ...

And really, i think, the public losing trust in this institution. something that weve seen on the decline. weve seen the american trust in the judiciary, the supreme court going down recently, and this could really take it to the next level. >> pete, if you would, take us a little bit down with the supreme court will also be looking at this term. i mean, its going to be packed. >> well, another big case is deciding what the second amendment means. the supreme court has been deciding this bit by ...

This is a case from maine. the supreme court in the past has said that states cant block parents from giving money to schools that are run by religious organizations. that is to say, if they have a religious status, but this case takes it the next step further and says, what if the schools actually offer religious education, jose? >> and interesting, victoria, what people are talking about the supreme court will be looking at. what the second amendment means. i mean, there are some -- the court ...

Saying they would keep the stay in place. you have to ask yourself would it have been different if anthony kennedy were still there instead of brett kavanaugh. and i dont know, because sometimes he was deferential to the military. >> and guns, the precedent from the supreme court on handguns has been the d.c. handgun law which was overturned by the court. >> so that was 2008, the supreme court said for the first time in our nations history what the second amendment means. and all the court said ...

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. they might be the most debated 27 words in the english language. listen to what former chief justice of the united states warren burger, a conservative nominated by richard nixon had to say in 1991 about the amendment. >> this has been the subject of one of the greatest pieces of fraud i repeat the word fraud on the american public by special interest groups ...

Well regulated malitia being regulated to the economy of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms should not be infringed. they might be the most debated 27 words in the english language. listen to what former chief justice, a conservative nominated by richard nixon had to say in 1991 about the amendment. >> this has been the subject of one of the greatest pieces of fraud. i repeat the word fraud on the american public by special interest groups i have ever seen in my lifetime...

Always holds himself out as being, you know an absolute textualist, every word of the constitution is what you follow. in the heller case it said the opening section was discussing militias. well that was just a prefatory clause announcing the right was coming. like they were playing trumpets or something. and so regardless of what you think of the logic of these are words that really dont matter, you know, that is now the law. when the supreme court speaks thats what the second amendment means....

Vice president in american history. >> the nra is -- an organization that has members who are mothers and fathers. and i would expect that they have been impacted by this, as well. and hopefully they will do some self reflection. there is a big chunk of space between what -- you know, the second amendment means and having no rules at all. and that space is what joe is going to be working on to try to identify where we can find some common ground. >> joining me now, msnbcs crystal ball. crystal, ...

Biden will be the most anti-gun vice president in american history. >> the nra is -- an organization that has members who are mothers and fathers. and i would expect that they have been impacted by this, as well. and hopefully they will do some self reflection. there is a big chunk of space between what -- you know, the second amendment means and having no rules at all. and that space is what joe is going to be working on to try to identify where we can find some common ground. >> joining me now...

Side of this. that were going to be serious about making sure that something like newtown or aurora doesnt happen again. and there is a big chunk of space between what, you know, the second amendment means and having no rules at all. and that space is what joe will be working on to try to identify where we can find some common ground. so, ive got -- >> mr. president? >> im going to take one last question. go ahead, jake. >> seems to a lot of observers that you made the political calculation in 2...