Van Jones: If I Walked Down the Street with an AR-15, It Would Be ‘It Was Nice Knowing Van Jones’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Now look ░░░░░░░░ know what you re ░░░░░░░░ He s sitting across ░░░░░░░░ a guy who gives ░░░░░░░░ to ugly ideas of ░░░░░░░░ whatever you want to ░░░░░░░░ it on a regular ░░░░░░░░ This guy is not ░░░░░░░░ Carlson I know he ░░░░░░░░ there I know they ░░░░░░░░ access Those are bad ░░░░░░░░ but I think that ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ going on here Let ░░░░░░░░ discuss now with Van ░░░░░░░░ In terms of what ░░░░░░░░ Rittenhouse and this verdict ░░░░░░░░ and what it doesn ░░░░░░░░ mean what s your ░░░░░░░░ Well listen I m ░░░░░░░░ he s speaking for ░░░░░░░░ I think the reason ░░░░░░░░ you have a lot ░░░░░░░░ shock and anger and ░░░░░░░░ from the black community ░░░░░░░░ from progressives is there ░░░░░░░░ never been an African ░░░░░░░░ kid you think of ░░░░░░░░ years of provocations and ░░░░░░░░ stuff that s happened ░░░░░░░░ threats against us There ░░░░░░░░ never been an African ░░░░░░░░ kid that s walked ░░░░░░░░ with an AR 15 ░░░░░░░░ shot three kids and ░░░░░░░░ hailed as a hero ░░░░░░░░ s never happened There ░░░░░░░░ just from the very ░░░░░░░░ there s a sense ░░░░░░░░ there s a two ░░░░░░░░ system here where we ░░░░░░░░ t have the right ░░░░░░░░ self defense in the ░░░░░░░░ way I don t ░░░░░░░░ a Second Amendment right ░░░░░░░░ the same way If ░░░░░░░░ Jones walked down the ░░░░░░░░ with an AR 15 ░░░░░░░░ know what you d ░░░░░░░░ about me It sure ░░░░░░░░ nice knowing Van Jones ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ have a chance to ░░░░░░░░ myself You re just ░░░░░░░░ with the pain of ░░░░░░░░ Listen he got a ░░░░░░░░ trial Nobody s arguing ░░░░░░░░ negative about the jury ░░░░░░░░ himself said respect the ░░░░░░░░ People respect the verdict ░░░░░░░░ there s still pain ░░░░░░░░ about the sense of ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ right to self defense ░░░░░░░░ Second Amendment in the ░░░░░░░░ way others do And ░░░░░░░░ do have this vigilante ░░░░░░░░ that is grabbing onto ░░░░░░░░ the vigilante edge thinks ░░░░░░░░ certain group of people ░░░░░░░░ always white men can ░░░░░░░░ guns themselves and impose ░░░░░░░░ law whenever they want ░░░░░░░░ That is a negative.