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Harriet Miers a 'Pistol Packin' Mama'
If she's confirmed, Harriet Miers could turn out to be the High Court's first justice in a long time to pack heat. According to the Associated Press: "Miers once owned a .45-caliber revolver, a gift from a brother who was worried about her safety when she lived alone in Dallas." Texas Supreme Court Judge Nathan Hecht, who has known the top attorney for 30 years, told the AP that Miers' gun was "huge."
Story Continues Below "She wanted to be sure she stopped the guy," Hecht explained. The judge recalled one Sunday afternoon driving out to the country, setting up tin cans on a dirt road and trying to teach Miers how to shoot. So how was Miers' aim? "Terrible," said Hecht. But he said she kept the gun for a long time. While it's not clear whether Miers is still armed, she sounds like a committed defender of the right to keep and bear arms. "The same liberties that ensure a free society make the innocent vulnerable to those who prevent rights and privileges and commit senseless and cruel acts," Miers wrote in Texas Lawyer when she was president of the state bar. "Those precious liberties include free speech, freedom to assemble ... access to public places, the right to bear arms and freedom from constant surveillance. "We are not willing to sacrifice these rights because of the acts of maniacs," she concluded. Editor's note:
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