Heller and the Deuce-A: Kennedy Calls Seminal 2nd A Case US v. Miller "Deficient"

Swing vote?

The Supreme Court’s historic argument Tuesday on the meaning of the Constitution’s Second Amendment sent out one quite clear signal: individuals may well wind up with a genuine right to have a gun for self-defense in their home. But what was not similarly clear was what kind of gun that would entail, and thus what kind of limitations government cut put on access or use of a weapon. In an argument that ran 23 minutes beyond the allotted time, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy emerged as a fervent defender of the right of domestic self-defense. At one key point, he suggested that the one Supreme Court precedent that at least hints that gun rights are tied to military not private needs — the 1939 decision in U.S. v. Miller — “may be deficient” in that respect. “Why does any of that have any real relevance to the situation that faces the homeowner today?” Kennedy asked rhetorically.

Thanks to Liberrocky, who says he's getting a Streetsweeper.

AUDIO! Of the oral argument: I think.

I just started listening.

Liberrocky says "Pwng3."

posted by Ace at 12:34 PM

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