The House Committee and the judiciary will come toto order we can declare recesses at any time we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on the assault weapons i now recognize myself. Assault weapons have been repeatedly v used for violence on her citizens just the last two years, las vegas, parkland, pittsburgh, vegas, parkland, pittsburgh, mid and odessa. We have seen powerful shootings and Mass Shootings in those communities shattered by violence. But todays hearing is whether america will tolerate weapons but simply put civilian assault weapons or semi automatic versions of military weapons. And now to feel as quickly as possible now to rapidly and repeatedly fire human targets without stopping to reload designed for maximum bloodshed. And then to address the assault weapons estate laws have proven to easy to evade. This is one reason i support a national ban on assault weapons despite californias ban a man could drive across the border into nevada to buy a 75 round highcapacity
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He was appointed by madison in 1812. Live coverage now of this event from the Heritage Foundation. We will be beginning momentarily. Jessica does have note cards for those that have come from the Legal Strategy Forum for the question and answer session. If you like some wed be glad to get them to you. Remind everyone please check that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off as a courtesy as he prepare to begin. We should begin in about two or three minutes. Mr. Meese will introduce our special guest and john malcolm of our legal center will moderate the q a following. Force. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation center for legal and judicial studies and to our tenth annual joseph story distinguished lecture. As you might imagine the name sake of our lecture is that eminent juris joseph story. He was a remarkable patriot who carried out the founders vision of a constitutional republic. Before joining the Supreme Court he had quite a career
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation center for legal and judicial studies and to our 10th lecturer. Tinguished the name sake is joseph story. He was a remarkable patriot who carried out the founders vision of a constitutional before joining the Supreme Court, he had quite a career of his own. He was a congressman. He was a state legislature. He was a speaker of the massachusetts house of representatives. He was also while he was on the Supreme Court, a professor law chool. When he was 65 years old, that particular year, his book royalties gave him twice much money as his salary as a justice of the Supreme Court. As many of you know, he became, when he was appointed, at that time, the youngest justice to serve on the Supreme Court and one of the youngest ever to serve, he was appointed by president madison in 1811 and was actually took office in following year in february of 1812. As most of you know, im sure, he made a significant mark on american l