Citation

Jackson L. ABA J. 2022; 108(4): 23-24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, American Bar Association)

DOI

10.3316/agispt.20220907073785

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

According to a June CBS News poll, 44% of Republicans said mass shootings are something we have to accept as part of a free society, while 72% of the nation as a whole believes these massacres could be prevented if we really tried. In his concurrence, Justice Clarence Thomas foreshadowed future actions, writing the court should "reconsider all of [its] substantive due process precedents," which would include rulings on same-sex marriage and contraception and could potentially limit access to in vitro fertilization. The court's decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen will gut a wide range of commonsense gun-control measures currently in place across the country at a time of escalating terror and murderous rampages by kids and adults with easy access to high-powered weapons.

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