Who?

Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) — Member, House Judiciary Committee

Ask a Pol asks:

Are you worried the Second Amendment’s being attacked by members of the administration?

Key McClintock:

“I utterly reject the premise of your question,” Rep. Tom McClintock exclusively tells Ask a Pol Politics when asked if the Second Amendment is under attack from the administration. McClintock points to concealed carry laws in 29 states as evidence against that premise.

Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), slightly edited for clarity.

TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tom McClintock (2-3-2026)

SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Rep. Tom McClintock walking through the basment of the US Capitol…

Matt Laslo: “What do you make of — like you think your party needs to hold hearings on the Second Amendment?”

The partially perplexed (partially pissed…) Congressman — who Laslo covered for Sacramento’s Capital Public Radio for a decade or so — shakes head.

Laslo: “Are you worried that it’s being attacked by members of the administration?”

Rep. Tom McClintock: “No, I don’t.”

Laslo: “No?”

McClintock: “I reject the premise of your question.”

Laslo: “29 states have concealed carry! And they said that’s illegal?!”

McClintock: “I utterly reject the premise of your question.”

Laslo: “Yeah?”

Laslo’s ears perked, so he does 180.

Laslo: “So what do you think?”

McClintock: “I just told you.”

McClintock boards elevator.

Laslo: “Alright, go ahead, sir.”

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