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Mark V. Tushnet is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He is the author of fifteen books, most recently Out Of Range: Why the Constitution Can’t End the Battle Over Guns. Out Of Range is an honest guide to both sides of the 2nd amendment debate and an insightful analysis of how our view of the 2nd amendment reflects our sense of ourselves as a people. Part of Oxford’s Inalienable Rights Series, Tushnet’s book challenges our views of one of our most controversial freedoms, the right to bear arms. In the article below Tushnet helps us understand this week’s oral arguments in the District of Columbia v. Heller case.
What should interested observers look for in this week’s oral argument in District of Columbia v. Heller? The issue in the case is whether the District’s complete ban on private ownership of handguns – coupled with a requirement that long guns (rifles and shotguns) in private homes have trigger-guards – violates the Second Amendment. The Amendment reads, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” (more…)
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Christopher Landon, Michael Landon’s son, has just been named by Variety one of 10 Screenwriters To Watch, This after having a quick career that petered out, but now is hot again. He says, "I was the flavor of the month, and then I was quickly dismissed. I reached a point in my career when I couldn't get a meeting anywhere," he recalls.
After writing Larry Clark's "Another Day in Paradise" when he was just 19, followed by MGM's "Blood and Chocolate," Landon left Los Angeles for Austin. And no one wanted his scripts anymore.
But he eventually wrote a spec script called “Disturbia.” It was passed on by every studio, but then bought by Montecito Pictures, brought to DreamWorks, and spent three weeks at No. 1 at the box office in April. It was even pretty good.
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I've seen this happen with authors, too. Janet Evanovitch was, at one point, a washed up romance writer.
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