July, 2008

In Scalia’s Defense

by David Kopel
The Conversation
July 27th, 2008

Some of the points that Erwin Chemerinsky raises (e.g., the conscientious objector clause in Madison’s original draft of the Second Amendment; his interpretation of U.S. v. Miller) are addressed in Justice Scalia’s majority opinion. I think that Scalia rebuts them effectively; if you don’t think so, nothing I can write will change your mind. So [...]

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The Problem of Context Revisited: The Massachusetts Example

by Dennis A. Henigan
The Conversation
July 26th, 2008

Let me be the first to welcome Dean Chemerinsky to the fray.  Perhaps he will draw some fire while I reload (so to speak). Bob Levy thinks a gun lobby strategy of using the “slippery slope” argument to keep gun owners in a perpetual state of anxiety about gun confiscation would be “bizarre and ineffective,” [...]

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