Good job on the search. I’m curious... do you agree with the 9th Circuit?
Thank you, but I took the lazy way and only cited recent 9th Circuit cases. There are many more.
"I’m curious... do you agree with the 9th Circuit?"
Well, whether I agree or not is irrelevant. Their opinions in these gun cases are out there for everyone to see, including the U.S. Supreme Court. If Parker is heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, 9th Circuit court opinions will be looked at along with every other Circuit court.
The problem is that the odds are against us -- the 5th Circuit in Emerson and the DC Circuit in Parker claim individual right protection. The 1st Circuit, 2nd Circuit, 3rd Circuit, 4th Circuit, 6th Circuit, 7th Circuit, 8th Circuit, 9th Circuit, 10th Circuit and 11th Circuit claim a collective right.
But to answer your question, no, I don't agree with the 9th Circuit. They take the extreme collective position -- that the right of the state to maintain effective state militias is protected, but that does not include individual rights protection.