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WeedWacker · March 1, 2020, 09:23 PM

Found this article today: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/607186/

Essentially it calls out Scalia on his interpretation of historical language and says he got the individual part wrong in Heller. At first blush the historical analysis methodology seemed to cherry-pick how teens were used to get a predetermined conclusion. Or am I wrong and Heller may get a revisit in the future?

ETA: link was broken, fixed

March 1, 2020, 09:23 PM	#1
WeedWacker Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2006 Location: Body: Clarkston, Washington. Soul: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 1,591	Linguistic analysis of the second amendment. Again. Found this article today: https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/607186/ Essentially it calls out Scalia on his interpretation of historical language and says he got the individual part wrong in Heller. At first blush the historical analysis methodology seemed to cherry-pick how teens were used to get a predetermined conclusion. Or am I wrong and Heller may get a revisit in the future? ETA: link was broken, fixed __________________ - Jon Disequilibrium facilitates accommodation. 9mm vs .45 ACP? The answer is .429