Do some courts underenforce the Second Amendment?

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Do some courts underenforce the Second Amendment?

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This Fall, the Duke Law Journal held a symposium Heller at Ten: A Symposium on From Theory to Doctrine. All of the articles are, at least partially, responses to an article Eric Ruben and Joseph Blocher that analyzed data for all post-Heller cases, from 2008 until early 2016. From Theory to Doctrine: An Empirical Analysis of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms After Heller, 67 Duke L.J. 1433 (2018). Examining data from 1,153 cases, Ruben and Blocher presented a wealth of interesting findings. For example: pro se plaintiffs rarely succeed; Second Amendment claims have a better chance of success claims in civil cases than in criminal ones; and lower courts rarely use historical sources (only 29 from before 1791, and only 42 from 1791-1868).

http://reason.com/volokh/2018/12/27/som ... cond-amend
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Yes and it’s more than just some. I’d guesstimate many if not most.
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Is that a real question, or one of those rhetorical statements?

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IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
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ninjabread wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:34 am IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
:rofl: :lol:
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ninjabread wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:34 am IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
As a Catholic I'm beginning to wonder.
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anygunanywhere wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:40 pm
ninjabread wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:34 am IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
As a Catholic I'm beginning to wonder.
I’m sorry man, I don’t want to laugh; but that was funny. I feel your pain though.
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The Annoyed Man wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 10:09 pm
anygunanywhere wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:40 pm
ninjabread wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:34 am IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
As a Catholic I'm beginning to wonder.
I’m sorry man, I don’t want to laugh; but that was funny. I feel your pain though.
:lol:
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The Annoyed Man wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 10:09 pm
anygunanywhere wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:40 pm
ninjabread wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:34 am IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
As a Catholic I'm beginning to wonder.
I’m sorry man, I don’t want to laugh; but that was funny. I feel your pain though.
He’s not alone. I and many others wonder the same thing.
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anygunanywhere wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:40 pm
ninjabread wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 9:34 am IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?
As a Catholic I'm beginning to wonder.
Now THAT was funny! :thumbs2:
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