What are the concerns. Can you provide some brief bullet points?
I listen to Laura Ingraham. ..she just said Gorsuch would not even be in her top 10
The author is concerned over his ruling in a search and seizure case that has second amendment implications. Was the mere possession of a firearm (with nothing else to indicate is was an illegal possession) a valild basis for a Terry stop (stop and frisk)? Gorsuch joined the majority opinion which said yes.
After reading the article, the concern is in a new Mexico case where a man was carrying concealed and obviously not well, as a police officer spotted this and disarmed the man. Later they found he was not a concealed carry license holder and in fact has a record that prevents him from carrying concealed. The judge concurred with the opinion upholding this as a legal search.
It was not a 2nd amendment case per say, but rather a 4th amendment case. The article does not go into specifics of the case as to whether the guy was acting suspiciously or what prompted the police officer to frisk him. Was it just because he spotted him carrying concealed or was he doing something else and in the frisk he found the concealed weapon. I don’t know. I’m not sure I put a lot of faith in this article to say that I have doubts about Judge Goresuch...
Larry Pratt is the head of the GOA.
2nd Amendment.
“...there is reason for pause with Judge Gorsuch’s record. Judge Gorsuch joined in one opinion, United States v. Rodriguez, 739 F.3d 481 (11th Cir. 2013), which causes us to have some concern about his understanding of the relationship between the government and an armed citizenry. To be fair, Judge Gorsuch did not write the Rodriguez opinion – his colleague, Judge Bobby Baldock, was the author. Nevertheless, Judge Gorsuch joined the opinion. He could have filed a principled dissenting opinion, or even a concurring opinion agreeing only in the judgment.
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At the end of the day, a single opinion such as this is not be enough to derail a Supreme Court nomination, especially since Judge Gorsuch did not even write the opinion. But he certainly did join the opinion. And if he is nominated to the High Court, a pro-gun United States senator or two should most certainly inquire as to this decision and ask Judge Gorsuch to explain whether he really believes that the police should be free to treat all armed citizens as though they were dangerous criminals.”