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From the Houghington Post who Had an amicus Brief Before the Court in favor of the District and no friend of liberty:
"What still stands out to me three days after the argument, however, is that there was broad support from all sides for all current and proposed regulations concerning guns, short of a near-total ban on all guns. It was intriguing to watch the Justices search for an "individual rights" interpretation of the Second Amendment that would also allow most existing gun control laws.
For example, Justice Breyer wanted to know what sorts of gun control laws would survive under a "reasonableness" standard vis-à-vis some new interpretation of the Second Amendment. Questions from Justices Breyer, Stevens and Ginsburg managed to extract concessions from Mr. Heller's attorney, Alan Gura, toward the end of his argument.
Machine gun bans? Reasonable, Gura conceded. Plastic gun bans? Reasonable. Licensing? "We don't have a problem with the concept of licensing," Gura said. Requirements to demonstrate competency with a gun? Reasonable. Background checks? Reasonable "of course," Gura said. Gun bans by college campuses? Mr. Gura said that "Might be doable."
In a matter of about 10 minutes, Mr. Heller's own attorney ended up endorsing (or at least not opposing) key portions of the Brady Campaign's legislative and policy agenda."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-helmke/historic-day-at-the-supre_b_92800.html
"What still stands out to me three days after the argument, however, is that there was broad support from all sides for all current and proposed regulations concerning guns, short of a near-total ban on all guns. It was intriguing to watch the Justices search for an "individual rights" interpretation of the Second Amendment that would also allow most existing gun control laws.
For example, Justice Breyer wanted to know what sorts of gun control laws would survive under a "reasonableness" standard vis-à-vis some new interpretation of the Second Amendment. Questions from Justices Breyer, Stevens and Ginsburg managed to extract concessions from Mr. Heller's attorney, Alan Gura, toward the end of his argument.
Machine gun bans? Reasonable, Gura conceded. Plastic gun bans? Reasonable. Licensing? "We don't have a problem with the concept of licensing," Gura said. Requirements to demonstrate competency with a gun? Reasonable. Background checks? Reasonable "of course," Gura said. Gun bans by college campuses? Mr. Gura said that "Might be doable."
In a matter of about 10 minutes, Mr. Heller's own attorney ended up endorsing (or at least not opposing) key portions of the Brady Campaign's legislative and policy agenda."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-helmke/historic-day-at-the-supre_b_92800.html