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Maybe it was an amicus filing in the DC gun ban case...

By "Milbarge" and "Fitz-Hume"

Here's a tip: If you ask someone for directions to the U.S. Supreme Court building and say you have an appointment with the Chief Justice, it's probably not a smart idea to be carrying a loaded shotgun, a tactical bow and arrow, and a samurai sword. (Noted here at The Corner, Wonkette, and The Politico, but still waiting to see something on How Appealing, SCOTUSBlog, or even Above the Law.)

I was going to muse about how long it would take someone to mention that Tuesday is the thirty-fifth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but I guess I just did. Clearly, this guy could have been motivated by just about anything. He was detained by the U.S. Capitol Police, so he may have been heading for that building. But I doubt I'll be the only one to notice the coincidence of timing (if that's all it is).

And of course, as I alluded to in the title of this post, this is all happening in the shadow (literally) of the DC gun ban case, scheduled to be argued later this term. Not that it would matter for the guy on a mission at the Court today. Even the government takes the position that an individual rights interpretation of the Second Amendment would permit the criminalization of the possession of guns by felons (the charge this guy is facing). I'm not sure where they come down on bows and arrows, though.

Full post as published by Begging the Question on January 19, 2008 (boomark / email).