Here is a link to a video of Wayne La Pierre (of the NRA) and Paul Helmke (of the Brady Campaign) on Hardball with Chris Matthews. This would best be described as a resounding win for Wayne. Hat tip to Ahab by way of Sebastian.
There is something rather substantial in the debate that I think [...]
Here are a couple priceless quotes from Justice Stevens' dissenting Heller opinion.
"The Court would have us believe that over 200 years ago, the Framers made a choice to limit the tools available to
elected officials wishing to regulate civilian uses of weapons…"
"There is no indication that the Framers of the [Second] Amendment intended to enshrine the [...]
I will admit that I was initially a bit disappointed as I read certain parts of the Heller decision. I was certainly aware that SCOTUS was unlikely to sweep away other oppressive gun laws in one fell swoop. So I was prepared for that. What I was less prepared for was Justice Scalia's explicit discussion [...]