THIS GUY RULES ON NATIONAL CASES!
So go ahead and laugh at America! While most politicians with brains and/or a conscience (this excludes Romney and Obama) weigh up banning the type of assault rifles used in the recent Aurora, Colorado shooting, here's a Supreme Court justice who isn't sure if the kind of weapon which can take down an aircraft should be legal--since it's hand-hled. Great news for US terrorists!
This morning on Fox News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated just how extremely his Constitutional originalism can be applied. Referring to the recent shooting in Aurora, CO, host Chris Wallace asked the Supreme Court Justice about gun control, and whether the Second Amendment allows for any limitations to gun rights. Scalia admitted there could be, such as “frighting” (carrying a big ax just to scare people), but they would still have to be determined with an 18th-Century perspective in mind. According to his originalism, if a weapon can be hand-held, though, it probably still falls under the right o “bear arms”:
Scalia Suggests ‘Hand-Held Rocket Launchers’ Are Protected Under Second Amendment
This morning on Fox News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated just how extremely his Constitutional originalism can be applied. Referring to the recent shooting in Aurora, CO, host Chris Wallace asked the Supreme Court Justice about gun control, and whether the Second Amendment allows for any limitations to gun rights. Scalia admitted there could be, such as “frighting” (carrying a big ax just to scare people), but they would still have to be determined with an 18th-Century perspective in mind. According to his originalism, if a weapon can be hand-held, though, it probably still falls under the right o “bear arms”:
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posted by Lady Bunny at Sunday, July 29, 2012
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