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After the Orlando shooting, President Obama said that the notion that armed clubgoers could have defended themselves and others “defies common sense.” (The notion that police should be armed when confronting a terrorist does not similarly defy common sense because … Continued
The unlikely lineup of Breyer, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan conclude there’s no rational basis for hassling law-abiding gun owners, who commit very few crimes, just because criminals exist: But there is no reason to believe that an extra layer … Continued
Kevin Drum writes for Mother Jones, so you can guess his politics. I’ve read his work on and off for many years and I have agreed with him approximately 0% of the time–although in fairness, I don’t read everything he … Continued
So, if there are any journalists reading this (and I don’t imagine there are, but anyway): here’s a question you need to put to everyone calling for banning people on the “terror watch list” from buying guns: What Constitutional rights … Continued
An en banc panel of the 9th Circuit just declared that the Second Amendment does not protect the right to “bear” arms, in the sense of carrying a concealed weapon for self-defense. This is the opposite conclusion from the 7th … Continued
A few weeks ago I wrote about what I called “an astonishing case of governmental misconduct,” in which Department of Justice lawyers were caught in baldfaced lies. Micheal Greve adds his take, which includes the disturbing statement that “For what … Continued