Putting to one side the revisionist views expressed by Justice Thomas in his concurring opinion in United States v. Lopez [514 U.S. 549], there can be no question that that provision adequately supports the regulation of commerce in handguns effected by the Brady Act.
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Whether or not the evaluation reflected in the enactment of the Brady Act is correct as to the extent of the danger and the efficacy of the legislation, the congressional decision surely warrants more respect than it is accorded in today’s unprecedented decision.