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
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.
Majority opinion in United States v. Hemani.
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