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Can a Legislature Criminalize Legislation?
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A bill introduced in the Missouri legislature would criminalize the introduction of other legislation. HB 633 would amend the state statutes to provide:Any member of the general assembly who proposes…
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Rivkin and Grossman on the Second Amendment, Assault Weapons, Magazine Size
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President Obama's proposals to ban assault weapons and limit the size of magazines violates the Second Amendment, according to David B. Rivkin, Jr., and Andrew M. Grossman writing in last…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Stockman, Paul Seek to Overturn Obama’s Orders on Gun Control
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Representative Steve Stockman (R-TX) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) today introduced companion bills that would overturn President Obama's series of recent orders on gun control. Politico reports here; The Hill…
The Right Coast
What Is the Purpose of Gun Rights? | RealClearPolitics
We do not live on the prairie, and your house is not a half-day s ride from the sheriff. But it is still your house, and your family inside, and…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: LXBN January 2, 2013
If I wanted to, I could've probably made this entire roundup focused on the Fiscal Cliff but instead chose to leave a couple good posts out just to have a…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: Winkler on the Black Panthers and the Second Amendment
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ConLawProf Adam Winkler's book Gun Fight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America published in 2011 has understandably receiving renewed attention.One of the more interesting arguments Winkler…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Smart Gun Technology Could Have Blocked Adam Lanza”
Main December 19, 2012"Smart Gun Technology Could Have Blocked Adam Lanza" The title of this post is the headline of this new Huffington Post commentary by David Shuster, which I…
The Faculty Lounge
Cornell on the Second Amendment’s History
Check out Saul Cornell's piece at the Daily Beast on the history of the second amendment. Here is a short excerpt: If the Heller court had simply said, “Look, most…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Daily Read: Carl Bogus on Second Amendment Constitutional Scholarship
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With renewed attention on the Second Amendment and guns after Friday's horrific events, a provocative (re)read is Carl T. Bogus' 2000 article, The History And Politics of Second Amendment Scholarship:…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Does the last decade add support for “more guns, less crime” claims?
Main December 13, 2012Does the last decade add support for "more guns, less crime" claims? The question in the title of this post is prompted by this new USA Today…