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2nd amendment

Scalia Was Wrong On Gun History, But That's Not The Point

New findings suggest that Scalia's Heller opinion was mistaken about the phrase "bear arms," but that's no reason to replicate originalist arguments.

By Nathan Pippenger

Vox Answers the Gun Question that Nobody Asked

The "Second Amendment as tyrant-killer" argument gets the explainer journalism treatment.

By Nathan Pippenger