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« Very cool! | Main | Defensive gun uses far outnumber gun homicides »

NYSRA amicus briefs for the other side filed

Posted by David Hardy · 22 September 2021 11:37 AM

Here's the Supreme Court docket, with links to each pdf filing. Theirs begin after "argument set," dated Aug. 16. I count 36 of them, but may be a little off.

Their dominate in one thing: big name organizations. American Bar Association, ACLU, Amnesty International, League of Women Voters, etc., essentially the organizations of the elite. None of those listed should have much institutional interest in the 2A or gun control, so they wade in because it's one of the elites against the rest of us.

Quick skims indicate very little discussion of history or real con law. Most briefs are "guns are bad and gun laws are good." I notice attempts at narrowing the issue... not so much is gun control good as gun control is good in big cities like New York.

5 Comments | Leave a comment

Kukuforguns | September 22, 2021 4:20 PM | Reply

I see section headings about text, history, and tradition, but I see absolutely no analysis of what "and bear arms" actually means.

Carl from Chicago | September 22, 2021 9:00 PM | Reply

I may be mistaken but one pattern among arguments for respondents position is a lesser reliance on means-end scrutiny approaches, and a greater reliance on “history and tradition” approaches … pointing out various regulations over time that have limited public carry of arms in various places including urban areas. However it also strikes me that those laws (the historical laws being showcased) mostly existed in a pre-Heller/McDonald reality, and that the proponents of these arguments still have their minds stuck in a pre-Heller mentality.

Old Jarhead | September 23, 2021 8:49 AM | Reply

Unfortunately, those attempts at narrowing the issue also seek to widen the issue. Gun control is good in big cities, therefore it is good for everyone, everywhere. The mindset of the busybodies who think they know best is the problem. It permeates the whole society. "Live and let live" and "Mind your own business" have become unacceptable.

Fyooz | September 26, 2021 11:41 AM | Reply

"Amnesty International"?

I assume AI militates against 2A because it somehow facilitates what they call nonjudicial punishments (I used to donate to them so I have some command of their buzzwords).

JPFO could take their argument apart.

And in so doing, JPFO would make a case against such practices as police being stood down while AntiFa enjoy free rein in burning cities and autonomous zones.

2A is relevant to situations where your government won't lift a finger to protect the innocent.

Fyooz | October 13, 2021 12:24 PM | Reply

The Volokh Conspiracy (over at Reason magazine) is hosting a series of articles by Stephen Halbrook where he takes the gun-contolling States' amicus briefs apart. Ongoing as of this writing.

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