April 6, 2001
Are Liberal Scholars Acting Irresponsibly on Gun Control?
A recent court case now under appeal in the Fifth Circuit, United States v. Emerson, raises, once again, the question of whether Americans have a constitutionally protected right to own guns. But it also raises an issue more specific to academe: Are revisionist, liberal legal scholars acting irresponsibly by handing rhetorical ammo to gun proponents? Are these scholars' historical interpretations helping gun advocates take potshots at the Supreme Court's longstanding support of state gun
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