[Jeff Higgins]

HCI, or as they now prefer, The Brady Center, wants nothing more than illegal federal control over firearms. If they have to shoehorn it into some stretch of interstate commerce, then so be it. They are scared to death of men like Alito that clearly see the limits of federal power and would like to hold the line on such. Their job becomes very much more difficult in some respects when issues like this must be resolved at the state level. It's funny how they work, though - at times chipping away at the foundation of gun rights on the local level; at times looking for the federal "home run". Alito runs against the interpretation that suits their needs. Right wrong or indifferent, if his opinion runs against theirs, he becomes a target. They don't care if their agenda is legal or not, and anyone shouting "the emperor has no clothes" regarding a long-standing missapplication of federal power is going to get hammered.