Fairfax, Va. — The National Rifle Association (NRA) applauds the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the United States Supreme Court.
“President Trump has made an outstanding choice in nominating Judge Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court. He has an impressive record that demonstrates his support for the Second Amendment,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director, NRA-ILA.
“We urge the Senate to swiftly confirm Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, just as it did in confirming him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by a unanimous voice vote.”
During his tenure on the Tenth Circuit, Gorsuch has demonstrated his belief that the Constitution should be applied as the framers intended. To that end, he has supported the individual right to self-defense. Specifically, he wrote in an opinion that “the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own firearms and may not be infringed lightly.”
“On behalf of our five million members, the NRA strongly supports Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. We will be activating our members and tens of millions of supporters throughout the country in support of Judge Gorsuch. He will protect our right to keep and bear arms and is an outstanding choice to fill Justice Scalia’s seat,” concluded Cox.
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. More than five million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services. Follow the NRA on social at Facebook.com/NationalRifleAssociation and Twitter @NRA.
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Everyone caught the word “lightly”. We can be thankful that Cox didn’t omit that from his article and reported it as he heard it.
This judge worked with Kennedy, who is not exactly a conservative, and went to the schools of highly leftest teachings.
I hope he doesn’t end up being another Roberts or we could be in real trouble.
There is a MAJOR difference that is worlds apart between between ” shall NOT be infringed” and “infringed lightly”. So, good ole NRA, which is it? A “reasonable restriction” that we can all live with? Or 2 or 3 or now thousands of self evident UNCONSITUTIONAL restrictions all over that you tacitly supported in the past? How much encroachment is ENOUGH? If the “original intent” is reviewed, there were NO restrictions or strings attached thereto back then. The signers of the Declaration of Independence would not recognize living UNDER the Bill of Rights today with all the political legal restrictions… Read more »
“the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own firearms and may not be infringed lightly.”
“LIGHTLY” ?????
That certainly doesn’t give me the warm and fuzzes. Whatever happened to SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED ??
Exactly! Yet another reason I belong BOTH to the NRA (they do SOME really good work) and GOA. The GOA is head and shoulders above the NRA in its dedication to constitutional adherence and unflaging support of the framers’ oft-stated positions in support of and the many reasons for the 2nd Amendment. By comparison, the NRA is more than occasionally about political expediency and prodding is many times required to get them to ‘join the fight’. In addition to the GOA, there are other good 2nd Amendment organizations out there, depending on you interests and political bent including JFPO, SAF,… Read more »
I took the “lightly” meaning, NO INFRINGEMENT AT ALL. It would be nice to know what he intended when he said those words!
We have been burned before with supposedly strict constructionists like our Chief Justice and our past “western lady”. Notice that lawyers very carefully select their words–“lightly”?