“Textualist” Judge Amy Coney Barrett and the Second Amendment
<p>“Pro-Life” Judge Amy Coney Barrett seems to have no problem putting guns in the hands of individual Americans who want to buy them — every Tom, Dick, and Kyle. She reportedly takes “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/11/us/politics/amy-coney-barrett-life-career-family.html?action=click&module=Top+Stories&pgtype=Homepage" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">an expansive view</a>” of the Second Amendment, writing in her only ruling on gun regulation that it should not be considered “a second-class amendment.”</p>
<p>A number of groups advocating gun control/safety, including Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, and the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence, expressed their deep concerns with Barrett’s nomination in a recent <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/921713631/gun-control-groups-voice-grave-concerns-about-supreme-court-nominee-s-record" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">letter</a> sent to leading members of Congress.</p>
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