Commentary
The Supreme Court’s decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Assn. v. Bruen (pdf) was a signal victory for the right to keep and bear arms. Reading Justice Clarence Thomas’s opinion for the court is a rich journey through constitutional law and history. The opinion may become a SCOTUS classic.
However, the case has implications more important still—implications that go well beyond the Second Amendment. Amid all the noise surrounding the court’s holding, you probably won’t read about those implications anywhere but here.
First, though, I’m delighted to report that Justice Thomas gave due credit to the work of Dave Kopel, my Independence Institute colleague who is probably the leading Second Amendment scholar on the face of the planet….