Kavanaugh SHREDS Sen. Feinstein’s ‘Assault Weapon’ Flub

There are FEW things more facepalm-worthy than when Democrats try to talk guns.

You’d think that as OBSESSED are they are with our guns… they’d at least learn the basics, you know?

You should know how to talk about guns if you talk about them CONSTANTLY.

I mentioned earlier that Kavanaugh and Feinstein shared a light-hearted moment.

…it didn’t last long.

Feinstein: Assault weapons are not in common use

Kavanaugh: There are millions & millions & millions of semiautomatic rifles that are possessed

F: Numbers determine common use? Common use is an activity. It’s not common storage or possession

K: They’re widely used & possessed pic.twitter.com/ukg2HiGmPu

— Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) September 5, 2018

YIIIIIKES.

There she goes with the “Assault weapons” again…

Maybe read up a little bit before you try talking about guns with someone who KNOWS something (or ANYTHING) about guns, Dianne. This was really embarrassing.

Semi-automatic rifles are in common use for hunting, although the #2A wasn’t designed to protect arms for hunting/sporting purposes. Feinstein doesn’t have the first clue what she is talking about. https://t.co/Dej3zOvAgE https://t.co/KlHR06mZBj

— Matthew Kolken (@mkolken) September 5, 2018

She said assault rifles and he said semi-automatics, so I’m going to assume they’re taking about AR’s.

Does she think AR’s are the most widely owned rifle and they’re not being used and that therefore changes their characterization? https://t.co/FGoNhxR2o1

— Yoenis Cespedes (@AppFlyer) September 5, 2018

If you’re curious… here’s a REALLY great breakdown on what she was TRYING to do:

Millions of Americans own AR-15s. They’re the most popular rifle in America. But they’re not in “common use”? What? Breaking down a bad argument by Dianne Feinstein: https://t.co/mr7ddwv7v7

— David French (@DavidAFrench) September 5, 2018

She’s using this “common use” language because of the precedent set in Heller. 

But what she doesn’t understand is “common use” has little to do with how often you pull the trigger.

Weapons have an active and passive use. The active use is obvious. You fire the gun to hunt, for sport, to hone your skills, or (rarely) to defend yourself and others. The passive use is often more important. Guns deter and protect without a single pull of the trigger.

If the Democrats hope to implement a national assault-weapons ban — or preserve state and local bans — they’re going to run headlong into the plain language of Heller, a decision grounded in the text, history, and original public meaning of the Second Amendment. Word games about “common use” won’t stop Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and if they don’t stop Kavanaugh now, they likely won’t prevail when he’s on the Court. When push ultimately comes to shove, America’s rifle, the AR-15, is almost certainly here to stay.

Long story short… Feinstein got SCHOOLED.

AGAIN.