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alan · July 31, 2009, 10:45 AM

The article appeared in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by-lined The New York Times, and was headlined "Court mysteriously reconsiders gun rights verdict". This is the 9th Circuit ruling in Nordyke v. King, where a panel of the 9th Circuit seemingly leaned toward incorporation of The Second Amendment to the states, not currently the case, one wonders as to why, given that other parts of The Bill of Rights have long since been incorporated. Seems as if the stage is now set for an “en banc” hearing of Nordyke, which will bring who knows what sort of ending, and which might well effect consideration by the USSC.

There are differing opinions on this, see reference to the thinking of Professors Vikram Amar and Eugene Volokh, respectively of UC Davis and UCLA Law Schools. Might it be that “the plot thickens”?

Unfortunately, since the article didn't originate with the P-G, it doesn't appear on ther web site or on-line edition, ergo the lack of it's text, or a link to it.

July 31, 2009, 10:45 AM	#10
alan Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 1999 Posts: 3,847	The article appeared in today’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by-lined The New York Times, and was headlined "Court mysteriously reconsiders gun rights verdict". This is the 9th Circuit ruling in Nordyke v. King, where a panel of the 9th Circuit seemingly leaned toward incorporation of The Second Amendment to the states, not currently the case, one wonders as to why, given that other parts of The Bill of Rights have long since been incorporated. Seems as if the stage is now set for an “en banc” hearing of Nordyke, which will bring who knows what sort of ending, and which might well effect consideration by the USSC. There are differing opinions on this, see reference to the thinking of Professors Vikram Amar and Eugene Volokh, respectively of UC Davis and UCLA Law Schools. Might it be that “the plot thickens”? Unfortunately, since the article didn't originate with the P-G, it doesn't appear on ther web site or on-line edition, ergo the lack of it's text, or a link to it.