First Heller, now McDonald!
Congratulations to our Second Amendment zen master Dave Kopel! The McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court decision came down this morning, 5-4 on the side of American citizens right to bear arms. We’ve talked a lot about this decision and how important it was for gun owners who don’t happen to reside in the District of Columbia, and trust me, there is a lot more on the way. But for now, I’d like to congratulate Dave on his second huge Supreme Court victory. And just like in Heller, Dave’s amicus brief was cited several times in McDonald. Dave explains on his webpage:
Kopel’s amicus brief for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (as well as the Independence Institute, CORE, and other law enforcement organizations and scholars) was cited three times in the Supreme Court’s opinions in McDonald v. Chicago. The brief is cited once by Justice Alito’s plurality opinion (footnote 2) and twice by Justice Stevens’ dissent.
Stay tuned for Dave’s commentary on this momentous decision. I’ll provide some links to his podcasts and writing on McDonald in the coming days here on the Cauldron.
Does the Second Amendment apply to privatized corporate governments?
If not, then the smart move for the gun control lobby would be to lobby HOAs to turn their neighborhoods into privatized gun free zones. See here for a possible approach.
When Bill Clinton regulated 70% of FFL dealers out of business — most of them home-based businesses — gun rights activists correctly saw this as a method of gun control. (Disclaimer: I was one of those home-based FFL dealer’s “Clinton’ed” out of the business).
Yet when Andrew Clements’ HOA prohibited him from starting an internet-based gun business out of his home last month, the silence among gun-rights activists was deafening.
28 Jun 2010 at 8:37 pm