Daily Archives: March 19, 2008

Wayne LaPierre on Glenn Beck

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March 19, 2008

I’m watching Wayne LaPierre on Glenn Beck on CNN Headline right now; Beck used the “what’s reasonable” quote from Chief Roberts. Glenn asking about the amicus brief filed by the SG, and asked for comparison in light of the VP’s amicus brief.  Wayne is saying that having the majority of Senators and Reps sign...
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Wayne LaPierre debating DC Gun ban

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March 19, 2008

Check out the video at ABC News. Every time Wayne tried to address the actual crime issue, the almost openly hostile anchor would cut him off, and then right when he was getting to the meat and potatoes, they ran out of time. Other than, it’s fun watching anchors and anti-gun people get all...
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Wild West Syndrome

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March 19, 2008

Bitter has a post up about the disconnect between the editorial board of a Florida paper and the rest of the country. I was going to give the entire editorial a good hard fisking, but I couldn’t get past the first two lines. Will the country be like the Wild West if the Supreme...
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Gun industry responsible for murders?

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March 19, 2008

No, but law professors trying to blame them for crime seems to be pretty much par for the course. George Nation, professor of law and business at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., argues in the April issue of the Baylor Law Review that manufacturers of guns should be required to bear vicarious financial liability...
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Special Podcast: More Heller coverage

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March 19, 2008

Check out the special edition of the podcast with my commentary on Solictor General Paul Clement’s argument before the court, as well as my general thoughts on the Heller case in it’s entireity. Podcast options: You can stream the file live through the Flash player above, if that doesn’t work you can download...
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DC vs. Heller through other eyes

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March 19, 2008

Obviously, here in the States, DC vs. Heller is a pretty big deal.  However, as such things are, it’s an issue of international significance. News.Scotsman.com has Heller coverage.  The side they’re on is pretty clear. Against a background of campus shootings and a high murder rate, gun control activists are hoping the court will...
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