Maher Grills Dem Rep.: ‘Why Doesn’t Your Party Come Out Against the 2nd Amendment?!’

Bill Maher is really no fan of the Second Amendment, and has frequently called out Democrats for not being stronger on guns. Tonight he confronted Democratic Congressman Keith Ellison on this very issue, asking, “Why doesn’t your party come out against the Second Amendment?”

Maher argued that it’s not good enough for Democrats to be “Republican-lite,” they have to be different, especially on guns. Ellison talked about pushing for common-sense reform, but Maher interjected, “Common-sense gun safety is bullshit.” Ellison insisted that reform means no one gets to have “military-style assault weapons,” but Maher doubted that kind of reform would actually cut down on the guns used in most mass shootings.

Simon Schama went off on the “irrational” rhetoric of the NRA that says pulling a trigger is the first line of defense. Maher pointed out that after Mitch McConnell held up a gun at CPAC, his Democratic opponent shot back… with a picture of herself holding a gun. Maher said it’s not good enough for Democrats to keep doing what they’re doing, they “have to be different.”

Watch the video below, via HBO:

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