Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Sentencing Law and Policy

Criminal Law

: Sentencing Law and Policy

The politics and practicalities of a post-Heller Second Amendment world

By Douglas A. Berman

With two weeks to go in the Supreme Court term, the media and pundits are starting to gear up for what it might mean politically if (when?) the Justices hold in Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep an bear arms.  For example, this ABC News piece discusses how a leading gun control group views the state of the gun wars, with the headline "Gun Control Group Braces for Court Loss: 'We've Lost the Battle on What the 2nd Amendment Means,' Brady Campaign Head Says."  Similarly, this Los Angeles Times article looks at matters from the NRA perspective, with the headline "NRA's political clout is waning: With 2nd Amendment rights expanded and Democrats reluctant to tackle the issue, gun control isn't the GOP weapon it used to be; The rifle group, in essence, is a victim of its own success...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 15, 2008 (boomark / email).