https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/12/these-gun-control-proposals-are-hardly-draconian/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 13:09:32 -0400<![CDATA[The Second Amendment debate about what the Founders intended was clarified in 2008 when theSupreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller determined that the right of the people to keep and bear arms included individuals, not just a “well-regulated militia.” However, as Winkler pointed out, Justice Antonin Scalia’s opinion left wiggle room for exceptions, including prohibitions related to felons and the mentally ill. Scalia was not casting doubt, the justice wrote, on “laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.”]]>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:20:34 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/12/these-gun-control-proposals-are-hardly-draconian-n99161