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...inquiries. When an audience member suggested that one could hypothetically own large pieces of weaponry under the ruling of the 2008 case District of Columbia vs. Heller, which upheld an individual’s right to bear arms for private use, Scalia responded, “Bearing arms??you can’t bear a tank.” “You can’t bear a cannon or a mortar of the sort in use in 1781, so it didn’t even the playing field between the citizens and the standing army...
...couples in the majority of states (with notable exceptions in Massachusetts, and more recently, California). High school shootings and other gun violence incidents are ever-raging, yet constitutional debates over the interpretation of the Second Amendment cloud the fact that this the “right to bear arms?? is an anachronistic impediment to the vital public policy that is needed to fight the culture of gun violence...
...effectively combat this violence in Boston over the long term, Massachusetts’ politicians should actively promote a culture of non-violence: Gun control laws as strict as those in Europe and Mumbai should be drafted—our “right to bear arms?? should no longer extend to include the right to brandish lethal handguns. Politicians of all stripes, not only limousine liberals, must also publicly denounce guns, the National Rifle Association be damned. Finally, a comprehensive program denouncing violence and promoting pacifism should be implemented in Boston’s primary schools. After...
...pressurized, and you need to know how to use it,” she added. When Law School student James B. Tarter asked Fromar if she was concerned that the courts would ask her to define what the Second Amendment’s reference to “arms?? meant, Fromar responded, “Those are the questions that are less fundamental than whether you or I can possess weapons.” —Staff writer Kevin Zhou can be reached at kzhou@fas.harvard.edu...
...profit…Harvard currently has extensive partnerships worth millions of dollars with big biotech companies”), which fails to note the tremendous medicinal benefits that Harvard’s biology and biotechnology investments have yielded. Further, the Guide implores freshmen to be “up in arms?? about the existence of the Harvard Corporation, writing, “incoming first-years should demand that the College take tangible steps towards abolishing the Corporation and redistributing its powers to faculty, staff, and students.” But the Guide does not explore the potential consequences...