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Behavioral laws require three components to be effective. They must accurately describe an action that causes harm to others. They must propose a penalty that disincentivizes the activity. They must be enforceable. Let’s consider the laws against murder. The harm done is obvious. The penalties range up to death. They can be enforced by an…
Read MoreThe View, Where Hosts Are Renowned Constitutional Scholars
Monday on ABC’s “The View,†while commenting the Orlando mass shooting that killed 50 people, co-host Whoopi Goldberg railed against the Second Amendment of the Constitution arguing the Constitution doesn’t “say you can carry hundreds of guns.†Goldberg said, “It’s about a lot of different things, you know. It’s about an amendment in the Constitution…
Read MoreThe Fallacy of Gun Free Zones
States Respond To 9th Circuit Ruling
Texas Arkansas Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge disagreed with today’s decision from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which essentially denies residents of San Diego County, California, the right of possession of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside the home. “The idea that a State can completely ban or unfairly restrict the right of…
Read More9th Circuit: No Right To Carry Concealed
A divided federal appeals court in California ruled Thursday that there is no constitutional right to carry a concealed handgun, adding to a division among the lower courts on gun rights outside the home. By a vote of 7-4, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a California law that requires gun…
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