Scalia takes Kagan to gun range, sources say

[BAC]

Discuss amongst yourselves:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailycaller/20101025/pl_dailycaller/scaliatakeskagantogunrangesourcessay_1

According to two witnesses, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia took fellow Justice Elena Kagan out for a lesson in skeet shooting at his shooting club in Virginia last week.

The witnesses saw Scalia at the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club, where he is a member, around noon on Wednesday of last week. He was with a woman who was noticeably diminutive in height, like Kagan, who stands at about five feet three inches. The witnesses, who got a very close look at the pair, say that the woman was the newest Supreme Court Justice.

Scalia was bending down in order to teach Kagan how to hold the shotgun, the witnesses say, and the pair were shooting skeet.

Kagan, who was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Obama in May and confirmed by the Senate in August, is generally believed to hold negative opinions toward the Second Amendment. The perception is based on a memo she penned in the eighties as Justice Thurgood Marshall’s law clerk, in which she said she was “not sympathetic” to the Second Amendment argument in a case that dealt with the District of Columbia’s gun laws. Also, during her time as a member of the Clinton administration, she played a role in instituting a temporary suspension of licenses for the importation of assault rifles. Kagan did not comment on the issue of gun rights during her confirmation hearings.

The Fairfax Rod and Gun Club would not comment on the matter. The Supreme Court of the United States did not respond to request for a comment.

[twyacht]

Saw the story passing on NBC Nightly News. Good for Scalia. and despite my opposition to Kagan, good for her as well. At least, she's not a Sotomayor, that LIED during her confirmation hearings, stating "Heller was settled Law",....and than voted with the thankful, minority, regarding McDonald vs. Chicago....

Maybe some recoil, with Scalia at the range, banged some moderate sense in her future rulings. But, until than I doubt it.

She's been obligated to "recuse" herself from upcoming cases, thanks to her work for the BHO, but not being a judge prior to SCOTUS, can one remain optimistic?

[cookie62]

Wonder if he invited Chaney to go with them?

[fightingquaker13]

Wonder if he invited Chaney to go with them?

I don't think he's that brave. After all, the last guy Cheney shot was a Republican lawyer.
FQ13

[DDMac]

Nothing is more effective in supporting the Second Amendment that convincing an anti-gun person to just give shooting a try...just once. With decent fundamental instruction, heavy on the safety rules, they come away at least neutral if not enthusiastic resolve to learn more. We have probably all seen that in action. Hats off to Justice Scalia and respects to Kagan for wanting to have the experience.

Mac.

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