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John Paul Stevens is calling for repeal of the Second Amendment; that’s not the same as a gun ban

By Philip Wegmann
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John Paul Stevens is calling for repeal of the Second Amendment; that’s not the same as a gun ban

Whether or not the retired Supreme Court justice recognizes it, his New York Times op-ed lends itself particularly well to the meme. John Paul Stevens called for the repeal of the Second Amendment and inadvertently inspired thousands of tweets of this format:

Liberals: No one wants to ban guns.

Also, liberals: Stevens is right we should repeal the Second Amendment.

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