Second Amendment

Second Amendment Decision-Best of Both (Urban and Rural) Gun Worlds

John Rosenthal | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


John Rosenthal

Since the Supreme Court repealed the DC gun ban, we can now begin a debate about how to prevent easy gun access to those that don't deserve it while protecting the right of law abiding gun owners who do.

Scalia's 2nd Amendment Punt

Robyn Blumner | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Robyn Blumner

The Second Amendment has always put me in a quandary, but Scalia's opinion was not an honest attempt at sorting it out. It was a sophistical, political decision of just the type that he rails against.

Disney, NRA Fight Over Allowing Guns At Work

Orlando Sentinel | Scott Powers and Jason Garcia | Posted 07.04.2008 | Business


Walt Disney World employees won't be packing any heat in the company parking lots anytime soon. The giant resort has declared that much of its sprawl...

Words and Bullets

Robert Koehler | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


Robert Koehler

Like bullets, words can be used to wound. But they can also be used to transform. There's a reason why the First Amendment precedes the Second.

Stop Whining!

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Malcolm Friedberg

Most criticism of the Supreme Court's recent decisions comes off as whining about the fact that the Court decided against one's side, with zero appreciation of the fact that at least there's a relatively fair system.

DC v. Heller: Scalia's Decision Will Backfire

Adam Freedman | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics


Adam Freedman

So much for Scalia's much-vaunted "originalism," which advocates reading the Constitution as it would have been understood at the time of the Founding.

Was Obama Wrong to Veer Right?

Peter Clothier | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics


Peter Clothier

Let's acknowledge, bitter though it may be, a majority of Americans would not cast a vote for anyone who did not make public avowals like those Obama made about gun control and the death penalty.

Scalia's Choice: More Deaths to Defend the Constitution

Sandy Goodman | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Sandy Goodman

Congratulations, Justice Scalia! Now we can all look forward to years of arguing over just exactly when, where and how the right to have guns in the home applies.

Notes from the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: The Court Goes 1 for 3

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Jeffrey Jena

In three recent decisions, the Supreme Court swung at and missed two softballs right down the middle. On the third, it got it right by one vote from a guy who sways in the wind like a macramé wind chime.

Just A Start?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home


Jayne Lyn Stahl

If you think the California wild fires have been intense, stay tuned as the Second Amendment posse works to strike down, and undo, every piece of gun control legislation, and as many restrictions, rightful or otherwise, on handguns, and firearms, as they can, and rest assured with support from John McCain.

On Guns, Antonin Scalia is Right For Once, and Keith Olbermann Isn't

Jackson Williams | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics


Jackson Williams

If we don't like the Second Amendment, then we should agitate to get rid of it in the methods the Founders prescribed. But we might want to think twice.

After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Paul Helmke

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

Score One for the Gun Guys

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

While the gun lobby may crack open that bottle of champagne, this is a victory that thrives in theory, but one that, in practice, can only be condemned.

A Key Right Recaptured

Joyce Lee Malcolm | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Joyce Lee Malcolm

A government that cannot protect people should not deprive them of the right to protect themselves -- and the the D.C. gun ban did just that.

DC Ban on Semiauto Handguns Stands

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Josh Sugarmann

In its ruling, the Court brushed away our nation's history of mass shootings, assassinations, and unparalleled gun violence and accepted an abstract academic argument with dangerous real-world results.

I'll Trade You the 2nd Amendment for the 4th

Cenk Uygur | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

If the Bush administration releases the fourth amendment that it is currently holding hostage, I'm happy to consider the Supreme Court decision on the second amendment final and decisive.

The Second Amendment: An Irrelevant Relic

Joe Lauria | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Joe Lauria

The United States today has the largest standing armed forces ever assembled. The militias are now called the standing National Guard.

The Biggest Triumph So Far for Gun Rights Advocates

James Jacobs | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


James Jacobs

Today's Heller decision marks the biggest triumph so far for gun rights advocates. It establishes what was for so long denied, and the the gun control debate will never be the same.

DC v. Heller: A Dismaying Performance By The Supreme Court

Sanford Levinson | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Sanford Levinson

If Scalia and Stevens were competent historians, then it might be worth reading what they write. But they are not. Both offer selective readings of history to support what seem to be pre-determined positions.

Bush v. Gore Meets the Second Amendment

Adam Winkler | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Adam Winkler

There are some striking similarities between the Heller decision and Bush v. Gore. In both cases, the Court articulates a "new" right to be recognized by the Courts.

Gun Control 101

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Malcolm Friedberg

Does the right to keep and bear arms apply directly to the People or to the States? How you answer this question ultimately determines whether or not you believe in an individual's right to own a gun.

Supreme Court Gun Ruling Reactions

Huffington Post | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Following the Supreme Court's ruling fortifying 2nd Amendment gun rights, reactions are pouring in from politicians, pundits and bloggers. Barack Oba...

"Sport Shooting Ambassador Award" Winner Antonin Scalia's 2nd Amendment Ruling Does His Gun Pals Proud

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Josh Sugarmann

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has done his part to make sure that, at least in the U.S., the future for his gun industry friends and their lobbying pals is a little bit brighter.

Supreme Court Upholds Right To Own Guns For Self-Defense

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the Supreme Court found its voice Thursday in a decision affirming th...

Gun Control Advocates Fear Supreme Court Loss In Historic Second Amendment Case

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 06.15.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — One momentous case down, another equally historic decision to go. The Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday with 17 cases still...


 

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