Well -- the statements are close, but there are some essential
differences of nuance.
Schumer says "Just as you can't falsely shout fire in a crowded movie
theater, you can put restrictions on who can own guns and how, when,
and where they may be possessed." Notice the shift in person
with
Title: Message
The original
quote is that you can't *falsely* yell fire in a crowded
theater.
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I've always found the "can't
yell fire in a crowded theater" argument to be a false one, and invalid on most
fronts.
First, you can yell
"fire" in a crowded theater . . . if it is part of the play, or if there is an
actual fire, or if doing so is part of audience participation, or if
1. "The broad principle that there is an individual right to
bear arms is shared by many Americans, including myself. I'm of the view that
you can't take a broad approach to other rights, such as First Amendment rights,
and then interpret the Second Amendment so narrowly that it could fit in
