The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
I thought I’d take a second to go over some choice sections from the amicus the Brady folks withdrew from D’Cruz. In this brief, they cherry pick from Heller in an attempt to argue that there exists no right to have a firearm outside your home: The Court’s holding is also specifically limited to the … Continue reading “Withdrawn Brady Amicus”
It looks like Paulie is begging Democrats to ignore history, the advice of their past (successful) leaders, and scholarly research. In his post yesterday, he skirts around the truth in a plea begging Democrats not to go running into the arms of the NRA. This myth that promoting and passing strict gun laws can be … Continue reading “Brady Campaign: Please Don’t Believe the NRA Democrats, Pretty Please!”
The City of Madison apparently aren’t backing down on Disorderly Conduct charges on five open carriers, though they are dropping the obstruction charges on the two who refused to turn over identification. In order to conduct a Terry Stop, the officer has to have reasonable, articulable suspicion that a crime has taken place. Open carry is … Continue reading “I Think a Lawsuit is in Order”
The time is getting close, so stay here for continuously updating coverage of the McDonald decision, along with commentary as I read through it. The decision should be coming down shortly. Reverse and remanded! Opinion by Alito! We win! But how? That’s coming. The opinion is out. Going through it now as fast as I … Continue reading “Live Blog: The Decision”
Eugene Volokh links to an interesting case in California: The prosecution had asked that Javier be placed in a juvenile “camp,†“placement in light of appellant’s gang involvement and prior history,†but the juvenile court sentenced Javier to probation and “house arrest†but with a condition: “I want no weapons anymore at your house. Dad, … Continue reading “Banning Guns in a Household as Probationary Condition”
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence brief was put online today, and can be read here. Joe Huffman already notes a serious contradiction within its fundamental argument. There are a few things that stood out to me as well. Â Note that my criticisms here are a layman’s criticism, and can’t be taken as a … Continue reading “Looking at the Brady Brief”