Antonin Scalia and the Clear and Present Danger of Second Amendment Fundamentalism
The late Supreme Court justice, having bestowed the Constitution's blessing on personal gun rights, bears responsibility for our collective impotence in response to the madness of gun violence in America.

Antonin Scalia, a Supreme Court justice from 1986 until his death in February, brought an incendiary temperament to the bench. (YouTube)
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