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Neil Gorsuch: “The government that kind of 'broad power to designate any group as dangerous and thereby disqualify its members from…”

On the recordJune 18, 2026
The government that kind of 'broad power to designate any group as dangerous and thereby disqualify its members from having a gun,' would risk allowing it to 'quickly swallow' the Second Amendment.
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Neil Gorsuch
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reason.com
Jun 18, 2026

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Majority opinion in United States v. Hemani.

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