"All a judge has to do is pretend the Supreme Court would have allowed anything short of DC’s drastic prohibition in Heller, instead of viewing Heller as easily correcting an especially egregious constitutional violation."
"We refer to strict scrutiny as a theoretical matter—a thought-experiment, really."
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"Instead, the severity of the Orders’ burden warrants strict scrutiny—which the Orders fail to satisfy because they are not the least restrictive means to further Appellees’ interest, especially when compared to businesses that... were allowed to remain open."
"Instead, the Orders’ severe burden on the core of the Second Amendment right warrants strict scrutiny. And because the Orders are not the least restrictive means available, they fail to satisfy strict scrutiny’s high standard."
Everytown steals Giffords' gun law rankings idea, twists themselves into the same knots to explain why certain states don't meet their conclusion that gun laws work. everytownresearch.org/rankings/
Just like Giffords, Everytown tries to explain New Mexico by saying that the state's new gun laws are going to work... eventually.
Same with Nevada, which "should look to see reduced gun violence in the years to come."
NEW: Vett v. NYC (S.D. NY): While saying it "strongly smells of what is known as 'artful pleading,'" judge rules that a former Broadway puppet maker can continue suing NYC and the officers who arrested him for allegedly 3D-printing a prop gun part. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Perez v. United States (#SCOTUS, 21-6120): Biden administration responds to cert petition challenging gun ban for undocumented immigrants, says they “show a willingness to defy our law" and that "the right to keep and bear arms belongs to citizens." supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/2…
The Biden admin compares the ban on undocumented immigrant gun ownership to historical bans on "groups whom [colonial legislatures] judged to be a threat to the public safety."
The Biden admin says that "Congress could reasonably conclude that" undocumented immigrants "are especially 'likely to misuse' firearms and thus should be disarmed."