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Garland v. Cargill

Jun 25, 2024

Exploring Garland v. Cargill, the debate over bump stocks vs. machine guns. Analysis of Justice Clarence Thomas' stance. Critique of the Supreme Court ruling. Delving into textualism, dissenting opinions, and contrasting policy approaches. Criticism of textualism in gun rights cases and advocating for democratic action in addressing mass shootings.

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Justice Thomas categorized bump stocks differently, allowing civilian access to military-grade killing machines.

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Intro

2min

Legal Battle Over Bump Stocks and Machine Gun Classification

25min

Interpretation of Statutory Text and Dissenting Opinions

12min

Contrasting Approaches to Policy Change by Democrats and Republicans

2min

Critique of Textualism in a Gun Rights Case

2min

Analyzing Statutory Interpretation and Advocating for Democratic Action

3min

Citing Urban Dictionary and wikiHow*, Clarence Thomas argues that a gun that can kill hundreds of people with a single trigger pull is not a machine gun.

*Not actually true but those are the vibes.

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Garland v. Cargill

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