access to the site is hit or miss.

David Hardy:

I think EVERYONE associated with this case who knows anything about appellate argument — and I’ve talked to many in that class — agreed that if you cannot come up with a 2nd Amendment test that lets the government do a lot of things with full autos, you lose.

I don’t think it will be a losing issue forever but for now it is.

Nashville blogger has a run in with the police because he was taking a picture:

You wanna be charged with somethin’? I’ll charge you with disorderly conduct, if you wanna be charged with somethin’.

Via MCB.

By Randy Barnett.

What it’s all about:

At that point, a reporter interjected: “the Mayor (DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty) says the handgun ban and his initiatives have significantly lowered violent crime in the District. How do you answer that, Mr. Heller?”

The initial answer certainly wasn’t expected – Dick Heller laughed. Ruefully.

Pointing at the Mayor who was making his way across the plaza, surrounded by at least six DC police officers, Heller said, “the Mayor doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”

“He doesn’t walk on the street like an average citizen. Look at him; he travels with an army of police officers as bodyguards – to keep him safe. But he says that I don’t have the right to be a force of one to protect myself. Does he look like he thinks the streets are safe?”

There was no follow-up question.

What, I’m running out of post titles

Extreme Mortman’s Give ‘Em Heller: Here’s a proposal: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should be asked their thoughts about the case. A simple question: Which way do you hope the case is decided?

Well, Obama has already said he supports DC’s gun ban.

Ilya Somin: experience in other areas of constitutional law suggests that any victory for individual rights will be a hollow one if the Court defers to the government in determining how broad the right should be.

We’ve seen it with Kelo. However, if the court says specifically that banning handguns is out of line, that is good. And, of course, it will open up discussion on types of arms.

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership has a statement. Strangely, it consisted of more than Waaah.

From Alan Korwin.

From Ahab.

To ColtCCO! He’s getting hitched.

There are 26 gun bills the TN legislature is looking at today. Quite a few good ones. Contact your state reps.

Les Jones on the Baby Daddy Bill: There’s no ethical principle by which a man should have to pay parental support for children that aren’t his.

A video of the fifty caliber in action.

Another mass shooting has occured in the state that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership ranked as number one in gun control for having the nation’s strongest gun laws.

In addition to threatening David Codrea under color of law, they’ve also threatened JPFO.

Jay on activism: The lesson I learned is that I can’t just preach to the choir.

Ok, this thing really creeps me out.

Technology: Stop it before it kills someone.

Via Squeaky.

Too much to do multiple posts. So, here you go:

Xrlq has a prediction.

Countertop does too (more discussion in comments).

NRA has updated their Heller page. Anyone got the arguments in MP3 or some useful audio format? Seriously, who uses Real Media? (no, not blaming NRA because that’s how the files comes) ETA: Ask, and ye shall receive. MP3 here. Thanks Justin.

Quotes from after.

Leibowitz comments. I love this quote (paraphrase):

I’m a federal guard. I carry a gun at work to protect the politicians. When I go home, though, they’ve decided that my life is not worth as much. They’ve decided I can’t use a gun to defend myself at home.

Lots of audio commentary at DownrangeTV.

Best line from oral arguments: After Dellinger said trigger locks could be removed quickly:

So then you turn on the lamp, you pick up your reading glasses…

It’s always fun to watch the Brits.

Another prediction.

Heh. A prediction guaranteed to be true.

You can’t make this stuff up:

George Nation, professor of law and business at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., argues in the April issue of the Baylor Law Review that manufacturers of guns should be required to bear vicarious financial liability for the harm suffered by innocent bystanders who have been injured by the criminal use of their products.

And people thought congress was overreaching with the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms act.

David Hardy took some notes while he was there.

Don’t make Petey angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. He might shoot you.

In other news, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Ownership and The American Hunters and Shooters Association were sitting in a tree.

And someone I know who watched the Heller argument said Fenty looked like someone shot his dog. Apparently, he thought it went badly.

Are all law students this dumb?