On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:26 AM, Volokh, Eugene wrote:
Hmm; didn't she say, "I'm trying to think if I remember a case where
the Supreme Court has addressed that particular question. Is there a
constitutional right to self-defense? And I can't think of one. I
could be wrong, but I can't think of one"? If so, then I'm not sure
that cases dealing with a right to self-defense under substantive
federal criminal law would qualify. Or am I missing something?
Korwin replies:
Eugene raises a good point I missed and should perhaps follow up
with: There are no federal self-defense laws, as far as I'm aware --
it's strictly a state matter and a police matter.
The really disappointing thing is that, with 7,000 on my national
news list, no one picked up on it, not even the gun-rights
advocates. Seems impossible. I'll bet Eugene could get better media
responses with two phone calls.
Please post this to your list, which I'm not on.
Alan.
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