I had a very interesting time in Atlanta this week. The seminars were either very informative and interesting or dry and dull. There wasn’t much middle ground.

I am dehydrated from drinking coffee all day long for three days straight (and plenty of beer in the evenings, as well). For some reason my back is sore, too. Maybe the banquet chairs and my shitty posture? I’m thinking so.

I heard about the Heller decision yesterday after our classes were finished. It’s definitely a (big) step in the right direction. I’ve been seeing a lot of bitching about the majority opinion. My response? Take what you can get: what, exactly, did you expect from Justice Scalia, anyway? He’s socially conservative and makes common sense compromises. While the ruling does state that citizens do not have the right to own any weapon, it does guarantee something. If they had ruled the other way, the government could ban any sort of firearm, from anyone, tomorrow. I’ll take it, and hope that the forthcoming cases turn out well.

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