{"id":2433854,"date":"2025-05-12T20:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T00:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-gold-snl-takes-on-2nd-amendment-and-gets-it-pretty-much-right\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T20:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T00:24:48","slug":"comedy-gold-snl-takes-on-2nd-amendment-and-gets-it-pretty-much-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comedy-gold-snl-takes-on-2nd-amendment-and-gets-it-pretty-much-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Gold: SNL Takes on 2nd Amendment and Gets It Pretty Much Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcomedy-gold-snl-takes-on-2nd-amendment-and-gets-it-pretty-much-right%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2433854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-love-reproductive-choice-until-women-choose-to-stop-taking-the-pill\/\" title=\"Media supports reproductive choice until women opt to discontinue using contraception\">summary discusses<\/a> a recent skit from &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; (SNL) that humorously portrays the discussion around the Second Amendment during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. in the sketch, Walton Goggins plays a delegate named Matt, who suggests that the second most vital principle for the nation should be &#8220;guns.&#8221; This idea is initially met with disbelief but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gradually gains traction<\/a> among other delegates. The sketch highlights humorous exchanges about the wording of the amendment, eventually concluding with a comedic twist where Matt is shot shortly after leaving the room. The article notes that SNL is returning to its comedic roots, appealing to a broader audience across the political spectrum, and contrasts this with its previous era of more politically charged material. it captures the blend of ancient commentary and modern humor characteristic of SNL.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Saturday Night Live&rdquo; struck some comedy gold over the weekend with a depiction of how the Second Amendment came to be during the Constitutional Convention in 1787.<\/p>\n<p>Actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0324658\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walton Goggins<\/a> &mdash; known for his work in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-fatman-scoop-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage-in-connecticut\/\" title=\"Rapper Fatman Scoop Dies After Collapsing on Stage in Connecticut\">television series &#038;ldquo<\/a>;The Shield,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Righteous Gemstones,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Fallout&rdquo; &mdash; portrayed a delegate named Matt at the convention.<\/p>\n<p>The sketch opened with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-rare-1787-copy-us-constitution-auction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presiding officer<\/a> at the convention, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/snl-walton-goggins-founding-fathers-sketch-1236392665\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Austin Johnson<\/a>, reading the First Amendment with great satisfaction and then asking his fellow delegates, what should be the &ldquo;the second most important principle of our nation?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Guns!&rdquo; Goggins sounded off.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was incredulous, but another delegate, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/saturday-night-live-stuns-treating-concept-gay-couple-baby-derision-deserves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikey Day<\/a>, responded, &ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t hate that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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It&rsquo;s ridiculous,&rdquo; Johnson says, and then asks, &ldquo;Sir, what is your name?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matt,&rdquo; was his answer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6qTBHcPXs64?si=_2QoO7UxQV1B0_Zh\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matt what?&rdquo; queried Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Matt Don&rsquo;t You Worry About It,&rdquo; Goggins replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, Matt, what will posterity say of us if the second right we enshrine in this document is simply &lsquo;guns&rsquo;?&rdquo; Johnson questioned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That we don&rsquo;t play,&rdquo; Goggins responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Damn, that&rsquo;s actually kind of sick,&rdquo; Andrew Dismukes, one of a group of delegates, said.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson reiterated that he thought the idea was ludicrous.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We did just make a law that said anyone can say whatever crazy stuff they want, right? Maybe this gun thing would kind of balance that out,&rdquo; Day said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bingo,&rdquo; Goggins chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gentlemen, we cannot just have an amendment that says &lsquo;guns.&rsquo; What about guns?&rdquo; Johnson wondered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Having them,&rdquo; Goggins offered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;Have guns&rsquo;? Really, gentlemen? That&rsquo;s what we want the Second Amendment to be? &lsquo;Have guns.&rsquo; That sounds idiotic,&rdquo; Johnson responded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just chill. Not &lsquo;have guns&rsquo; &hellip; &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-chip-roy-right-bear-arms-isnt-governments-take-away-wasnt-governments-create\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bear arms<\/a>,&rsquo;&rdquo; Goggins replied, making air quotes with his hands.<\/p>\n<p>With the language change, Johnson was on board, replying, &nbsp;&ldquo;Ah, yeah. Okay. I&rsquo;m freaking sold. I&rsquo;m writing it down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now that the delegates were seeing things his way, Goggins announced his work was done and got up to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wait, Matt, will we ever see you again?&rdquo; asked Mikey Day.<\/p>\n<p>Goggins replies, &ldquo;Depends on where you look.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then raised his fist in the air like Judd Nelson at the end of &ldquo;Breakfast Club&rdquo; as Simple Minds&rsquo; &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t You (Forget About Me)&rdquo; begins to play.<\/p>\n<p>The narrator announced at the end of the sketch, &ldquo;Nobody ever did see Matt again, as he was shot minutes after leaving the room.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/snl-comes-crawling-back-comedian-unceremoniously-canceled-5-years-ago-turns-tables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SNL<\/a> had a little zinger at the end for anti-gun viewers, one could say, but overall, a fun skit.<\/p>\n<p>It was reminiscent of sketches comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-americas-popular-stand-comedian-devout-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nate Bargatze<\/a> has done for the show, in which he portrayed George Washington during the Revolution, poking fun at idosyncrises of American life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VJ62EfUKI3w?si=Ru3kcR9I2hebrQpl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SNL seems to be getting back to its comedy roots of humor that Americans across the political spectrum can enjoy, instead of the leftist woke material that dominated the last several years.<\/p>\n<p>As the American patriots of old would say, &ldquo;Huzzah!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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