The case for Jews packing heat in synagogue
For me, Shabbat services at my synagogue have always been a time of restive contemplation. Time to do some healthy introspection, connect with my community, to be a part of something greater than myself. But lately I’ve been having other thoughts. I can’t recall a single Saturday morning service where I haven’t asked myself: What […]
A New Triumph for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (and for II's Dave Kopel)
A federal court of appeals has just vindicated the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in a big way. And II’s own Dave Kopel was largely responsible. California denied citizens the right to carry firearms outside their homes, unless they obtained a concealed weapons permit. But to get such a permit, citizens had […]
Right to Carry Victory in Colorado: Students for Concealed Carry on Campus v. Regents
Originally published on Volokh.com Colorado’s 2003 Concealed Carry Act provides that licenses issued pursuant to the CCA shall be valid “in all areas of the state, except as specifically limited” by other portions of the CCA (such as the rule that CCA licensees can have a gun in the car when they are on K-12 school […]
