Comments on: Heller Links

By: countertop

countertop — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:07:00 +0000

just called you

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:54:08 +0000

Clayton Cramer blogged that he talked to the people standing in line to get in, and could only find one that supported D.C.’s case, and she was less than convincing in her arguments. So maybe all the good guys are inside.

By: jed

jed — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:49:16 +0000

I’m not too happy with Gura’s comments on “firearms” — not pistols? What argument is he trying to make here? This lineal descent thing is giving me some heebie-jeebies.

I’m trying to keep up on this at my place as well.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:17:37 +0000

Counter, good. BTW, your phone is broken!

By: countertop

countertop — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:13:34 +0000

There was a seemingly broad consensus that the right would not extend to machine guns, plastic guns that could evade metal detectors, and the like.

Thats not what I heard. Clement said Machine guns come within the term arms. And are the primary arm of the military/miliitia. He did say they want to ban plastic guns or other guns that can bypass metal detectors, etc.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:46:36 +0000

d’oh!

By: David

David — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:45:51 +0000

“Mrs.” Gura? I think that’s more properly “Messrs. Gura and Levy.”

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:15:33 +0000

Plastic guns? Cmon! I saw ‘In The Line Of Fire”! It MUST be true!

By: JoeMerchant24

JoeMerchant24 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:49:51 +0000

I rarely say this…. But I am willing to allow a ban on the GLOCK 7. There, I’ve now officially compromised. Now let’s start deleting other gun laws.

(Heck, i can’t afford it anyway, it cost more than I make in months.)

By: JoeMerchant24

JoeMerchant24 — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:31:53 +0000

For those not following on SCOTUSBlog, they are reporting the case will run to 11:45 now.

Someone appears to be getting extra time.

Hopefully Gura.

Although, if the solicitor general tossed D.C. under the bus, as rumored, then D.C. may have gotten time to rebut. Personally, i don’t think D.C. has anythign new to add, so I’d be willing to trade another 10-15 minutes from them in return for getting the Bushies back on our bandwagon.

By: Carlton

Carlton — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:46:23 +0000

Check out this link for what Mayor Fenty is also saying about “Plan B” in the Washington Post – http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080318/METRO/28520006/-1/RSS_METRO
Scumbag, it’s day one and he’s already talking about how to circumvent the ruling if/when it doesn’t go his way.

Not to be Captain Correction or anything, but I think it’s Mr. Gura.

By: illspirit

illspirit — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:45:35 +0000

I put on my tinfoil hat, and went skiing down the slippery slope to think of how an adverse ruling could affect other rights. If anyone is interested: http://www.illspirit.com/blog/40/the-big-day

By: chris

chris — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:30:59 +0000

Will an individual-right ruling in Heller disrupt criminal law?

Only unconstitutional criminal laws.