From the oral argument in Heller, where counsel for D.C., Mr. Dellinger, faced a “hot bench:”
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: What is reasonable about a total ban on possession?
MR. DELLINGER: What is reasonable about a total ban on possession is that it’s a ban only on the possession of one kind of weapon, of handguns, that’s been considered especially — especially dangerous. The —
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: So, if you have a law that prohibits the possession of books, it’s all right if you allow the possession of newspapers?
I can’t adequately convey the sarcasm, but trust me, it’s there. Go Chief!