{"id":14718,"date":"2017-07-03T15:07:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T19:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14718"},"modified":"2017-07-03T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T19:07:23","slug":"kennedy-to-retire-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=14718","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy to retire next year?"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTUS<\/a> not taking Peruta<\/em><\/a> was a disappointment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, that disappointment may be short-lived because according to the Washington Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… it is unlikely that Kennedy<\/a> will remain on the court for the full four years of the Trump presidency. While he long ago hired his law clerks for the coming term, he has not done so for the following term (beginning Oct. 2018), and has let applicants for those positions know he is considering retirement … It’s not terribly surprising that Kennedy would consider retirement … but this looks like a pretty good indicator that it will come at some point in President Trump’s<\/a> first term …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s been only 9 years since Heller<\/em><\/a> and 7 since McDonald<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Considering NRA<\/a> started working on changing judicial opinion on gun rights back in the 70s, it really has not been that long since the Court took up a major gun issue.\u00a0 I would rather wait another 5 years for a good decision from a new court then get a half-assed one written by Kennedy on his way out the door.<\/p>\n