I'm not so certain Kavanaugh is all that solid; it'll be what he does and how he rules over the next 24 months that should tell us that. The good news: His dissent when the circuit court found that a ban on the sale of semi-automatic rifles was permissible under the Second Amendment, following the Supreme Court ruling in Heller. Less solid: Kavanaugh's opinion in the circuit court on restricting magazine capacity that " In order to apply Heller’s test to this prohibition, we must know whether magazines with more than 10 rounds have traditionally been banned and are not in common use.”
What I worry about with Kavanaugh is that on the Supreme Court, he will not be bound by Heller and McDonald.
He will be able to make announcements on the Second Amendment that have not yet been pronounced by the Supreme Court.
He has shown a disturbing tendency to bow to "precedence" over the clear meaning of the Constitution.
I hope for the best. He seems of high character. But I have the doubt you have penned.