Wolford v. Lopez · ¶159

Ultimately, the majority spills much ink arguing that the Bruen test is “disciplined” but, conveniently, “not mechanical.” Ante, at 8. As it turns out, “not mechanical” is a gross understatement. Bruen becomes boundless once the majority abandons its chosen methodology, and the Court ends up with a more protective Second Amendment than the Framers understood themselves to be adopting. If originalist principles and our Second Amendment case law were consistently applied, however, there would be little doubt that Hawaii prevails at step one. The Second Amendment’s plain text, informed by history, simply does not protect a right to go armed onto private property without the property owner’s express consent.

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