[TribalPrincess2U]

“But while a person has a constitutional right to own guns, that new right is not unlimited, Scalia wrote.
Uh, since when is the 2nd Amendment particularly NEW??”

Yeah, I don’t quite understand that statement. Is he leaving doors open?

[messierhunter]

Yeah, I don’t quite understand that statement. Is he leaving doors open?

From what I can tell, that phrase is nowhere to be found in the actual opinion, but originated with Reuters' James Vicini. The words "new right" do not even appear. Obviously Mr. Vicini thinks that we did not used to have a constitutional right to bear arms and he projected his bias onto Scalia's opinion. Mad libs lol.

[Mr. Lucky]

My guess is that the adjective “new” was not found in Justice Scalia’s opinion in reference to the right of citizens with regard to gun ownership, that it was inserted by the author of this article.

[Mr. Lucky]

My guess is that the adjective “new” was not found in Justice Scalia’s opinion in reference to the right of citizens with regard to gun ownership, that it was inserted by the author of this article.