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• Natural Law or the Legislature, but not the Second Amendment

  Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 5:34 AM by Doug Kmiec
  
  
  
  Without natural law in the backdrop, the Second Amendment does not guarantee a right of individual self-defense. If the Court is on the verge of saying otherwise, is it prepared to revive natural law? If not, get thee to the legislature. Read More...
  Filed under: Douglas W. Kmiec, Heller, gun control, Second Amendment, Amar, Posner, natural law

• You Have a Right to a Silencer

  Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 7:40 PM by Kenji Yoshino
  
  
  
  Akhil Amar’s analysis of Heller is unlikely to persuade any justices doctrinally, but it captures the cultural point that will decide this case. According to Amar, the Second Amendment had to do with militias, so it doesn’t create an individual right. Read More...
  Filed under: Heller, Second Amendment, Amar

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