american public. those are not my words. it s a direct quote from former chief justice of the united states supreme court in 1991, mr. warren burger. a conservative republican appointed to the court by none other than richard nixon. well, justice berger was venting his frustration about the widespread view of the public that the second amendment guaranteed an individual s right to bear arms. in fact, many are shocked to learn that the u.s. supreme court didn t rule until 2008, six years ago, that an individual has a right to own a gun. it was the powerful national rifle association whose political organizing changed the way americans think about the issue. but in his new book, the second amendment: a biography, michael waldman writes, molding public opinion is the most important factor. if you want to win in the court of law, first win in the court of public opinion. inspired by how the nra s mission to affect public opinion achieved favorable outcomes from their point of view in the
american public. those are not my words, it s a direct quote from former chief justice of the united states supreme court in 1991, mr. warren conservative republican appointed to the court by none other than richard nixon. well, justice berger was venting his frustration about the widespread view of the public that the second amendment guaranteed an individual s right to bear arms. in fact, many are shocked to learn that the u.s. supreme court didn t rule until 2008, six years ago, that an individual has a right to own a gun. it was the powerful national rifle association whose political organizing changed the way americans think about the issue. but in his new book, the second amendment: a biography, michael waldman writes, molding public opinion is the most important factor. if you want to win in the court of law, first win in the court of public opinion. inspired by how the nra s mission to affect public opinion achieved favorable outcomes from their point of view in the courts. n
and he said that s why he had the shotgun shell. in the end, the judge didn t rule on the shotgun shell, and the government insisted that part be kept open because the judge wanted the court to open the shotgun shell to see if there was gun powder in it, and the government lawyer as well as the police said there was no safe way that could be done in a courtroom, and they need to be done in a laboratory. it was like, law and order couldn t make up a trial as ridiculous as this one. jon: what is driving this? the attorney general for the district of columbia is a guy who does not have to face voters, right? yeah. urban nathan is the unelected district attorney for d.c. x this is just his prosecutor to have y all tack because he hates guns. but it s all different if you re friends with him because just one year ago he decided that david gregory, the nbc anchor who illegally brought a 30-round magazine onto his set was not a lick, was not a risk to public safety and did not decide to p
cruz called republicans gray beards, career politicians, didn t rule out another shutdown and you heard john mccain say you can t have another shutdown, it hurt his state, hurt the party brand. are they just living in alternate universes? they are, and the universe that ted cruz is living in is real for his world. it really is. what i witnessed in texas was unbelievable. there were women in tears when they saw him saying he was their hero, saying there s finally somebody in washington standing up for them. remember, just talking about the state that he represents, there hasn t been a democrat who won their statewide since 1994. obama lost by 16 points in texas. so that could change ultimately, but then take that constituency and you look at it around the country, this has helped his brand with that constituency and that s who he is appealing to, the core conservatives. there s no doubt he s running, right? yeah. alex, the brand. the brand, you heard what john mccain said, this
arias possible for the death penalty in the first place. the judge didn t rule on that. she did say a new jury could take another shot at deciding jodi arias fate this september. prosecutors could also decide to just drop it and settle for life in prison. meantime, a clerk fights back against a would-be robber. a guy whom cops say qualifies for the dumbest and luckiest to be alive criminals. he tops our news across america. pennsylvania. surveillance cameras rolled as the suspect walked up to the counter as convenience store outside pittsburgh. he pointed a gun right at the clerk, who seconds later grabbed his own gun. the two struggled and moved to the front of the store where the clerk knocked the guy to the ground, the police chief says the clerk would have had every justification to shoot the suspect, james haze,. he was very calm, very cool, kept his head and it s probably the reason why mr. hayes is still alive now because he remained very calm after