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Richmond Times-Dispatch covers the Thomas concurrence
It’s not often one sees a newspaper article that reproduces large portions of a Supreme Court opinion . It’s a far cut above the usual “the decision will have these policy effects,” or “these people cheered it and those people don’t like it.” To actually report a decision, and edit it down to suitable size, requires too much work.
Full StoryReaction to McDonald v. Chicago
In the wake of the decision, the Jackson County (WI) prosecutor has announced he’s no longer taking CCW and similar gun cases . “Prior to this historic ruling, our state Supreme Court placed the state’s interests first, and would only create an exception to these laws when the individual’s need for protection outweighed the state’s interest.
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There are three ways to reach Second Amendment incorporation, at least two of which have present and powerful advocates. I can only say that I’m in correspondence with both, and they really wish there could be an end to to conflict. Bottom line: if the three routes to incorporation each got two votes, it’s still a 6-3 and a win, the other side is left to ponder that “almost” only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades, and the winner who favors one route or another has some votes (for the first time in my lifetime) on which to build.
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