[Ken H]

"The Second Amendment was designed to allow states to defend themselves against a possibly tyrannical national government. Now that the federal government has stealth bombers and nuclear weapons, it is hard to imagine what people would need to keep in the garage to serve that purpose."
--Judge Robert Bork

We have more to fear from Justice Thomas and his 8 buddies on the USSC than we do from Congress. IMO.

Marshaling an impressive array of historical evidence, a growing body of scholarly commentary indicates that the "right to keep and bear arms" is, as the Amendment's text suggests, a personal right.

--Justice Clarence Thomas

Does robertpaulsen prefer the Second Amendment view of Judge Bork and congressional gun grabbers over the view of Justice Thomas?

[robertpaulsen]

Is there some connection to my post, or are you starting a new topic?

[steve-b]

"The Second Amendment was designed to allow states to defend themselves against a possibly tyrannical national government. Now that the federal government has stealth bombers and nuclear weapons, it is hard to imagine what people would need to keep in the garage to serve that purpose."
--Judge Robert Bork

On top of everything else, Bork is a rank hypocrite. This argument is PRECISELY the sort of policy analysis that he (correctly) describes elsewhere as the proper responsibility of elected legislators, not judges.