SUPREME COURT NOMINEE ELENA KAGAN ON GUNS

During a meeting last week, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) showed Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan the flintlock rifle he received as NRA’s “Man of the Year,” to which Kagan responded, “It’s beautiful . . . It’s gorgeous,” reports ABC News. Despite that friendly exchange, Kagan’s record on gun rights is sparse. Never having been a judge, she has not written a judicial opinion about the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. What little she has written on the subject has been discussed in recent news stories and blog posts, as the media and firearm owners look for indications about how strongly she would support the Second Amendment if confirmed to serve on the high court. Read more on Kagan’s record on guns and why senators should push Kagan to explain further her views on the right to keep and bear arms. The National Rifle Association has raised concerns about Kagan.