NRA attorney calls for registration of handguns

NRA attorney Stephen Halbrook appears not only unprepared to effectively argue a Second Amendment case, but ready to give up the farm — to register handguns and call it “reasonable” — when he gets his day in court. Read the annotated transcript of Mr. Halbrook’s oral arguments from court just last week.



Here is a short excerpt from Mr. Halbrook’s oral arguments last Wednesday, October 8, in a case the NRA calls a “Second Amendment” lawsuit:

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THE COURT: THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS.



MR. HALBROOK: YOUR HONOR, WE ARE HERE WANTING TO REGISTER HANDGUNS. WE ARE

NOT HERE WANTING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS. WE’RE NOT HERE ASKING TO CARRY THEM, OTHER THAN IN THE HOME.





THE COURT: YOU’RE SAYING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN IMPOSE REASONABLE

RESTRICTIONS?





MR. HALBROOK: YES, YOUR HONOR. YES, YOUR HONOR.




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[See: http://KeepAndBearArms.com/Silveira/Halbrook.asp for the full transcript, with annotations.]