Apropos of Alex's note on the Supreme Court's decision to grant cert in the D.C. gun case:
We all realize, I hope, that this won't resolve whether the 2nd Amendment is, gag, incorporated, right? I mean, whether the 2nd Amendment enshrines an individual right or a collective one (so to speak) is still only a Federal question, and is only applicable here because D.C. is (and will remain forever if I have my way) a Federal protectorate.
If the Court decides that it is an individual right, they're going to have to stand Miller on its head, or just flat-out overrule it. I'm not sure this Court goes there.
(As to incorporation: I know, but I'm not convinced this Court is going to expand the incorporation doctrine. Actually, I just hope they won't, even though I love the policy result.)