Posted October 4, 2022 9:00 am by Comments

By Grace Stevens

If the 74-year-old justice is reaping a bounty, it’s because he’s been planting seeds for decades. In particular, three issues have long motivated [Clarence] Thomas above all others. The first is guns. The second is rights. The third is race.
On guns, Thomas pioneered a robust interpretation of the Second Amendment before it became conservative dogma. As a justice, he first floated the idea that the amendment guarantees a “personal right” (his emphasis) to own firearms in a solo concurrence in 1997.
Continue reading Romoser: Bruen Was the Culmination of a Decades-Long Effort by Justice Clarence Thomas at The Truth About Guns.

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