10-04-2018, 12:51 AM
From here:http://davekopel.org/2A/LawRev/WhatState...sTeach.htm
"A recent opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggests that "bear arms" continues to encompass carrying guns for diverse purposes.[13] Analyzing the statutory phrase "carries a firearm," she wrote:
Surely a most familiar meaning is, as the Constitution's Second Amendment ("keep and bear Arms") and Black's Law Dictionary indicate, "wear, bear, or carry...upon the person or in the clothing or in a pocket, for the purpose...of being armed and ready for offensive or defense action in case of a conflict with another person."[14]"
I never thought I would welcome an opinion by Justice Ginsberg above the opinion of a member here.
"A recent opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggests that "bear arms" continues to encompass carrying guns for diverse purposes.[13] Analyzing the statutory phrase "carries a firearm," she wrote:
Surely a most familiar meaning is, as the Constitution's Second Amendment ("keep and bear Arms") and Black's Law Dictionary indicate, "wear, bear, or carry...upon the person or in the clothing or in a pocket, for the purpose...of being armed and ready for offensive or defense action in case of a conflict with another person."[14]"
I never thought I would welcome an opinion by Justice Ginsberg above the opinion of a member here.