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10 Chi.-Kent J. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/chkjicl10 and id is 1 raw text is: THE TREE'S ACORNS AND THE GUN'S CLIPS: THE BATTLE BETWEEN GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES AND THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES, IRELAND, AND AUSTRALIA Ricardo N. Cordova TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................ 2 II. IRELAND ....................................................................... 3 A. The Irish Constitution's Adoption .................3..... ............3 B. Irish Government Structure and the Supreme Court... ........................... 6 C. Gun Control Legislation in Ireland. .................................. 8 1. Controls under English Rule ...................8.... ...........8 2. Controls in the New Irish Republic.............................. 9 D. Irish Gun Control Jurisprudence ...................9.... ............9 1. Fettering the Discretion of Superintendants ............ ......... 10 2. Separation of Powers Violations ....................... ......... 12 3. Illogical and Unreasonable Licensing Decisions ................... 15 III. AUSTRALIA ................................................................... 16 A. The Australian Constitution's Adoption.............................. 16 B. Australian Government Structure and the High Court..................... 17 C. Gun Control in Australia ................................ ......... 19 D. Australia Gun Control Jurisprudence & Constitutional Issues ... ................ 20 1. Federal Gun Controls ...................................... 21 2. State Gun Controls......................................... 23 IV. ANALYSIS OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES .......................................... 24 A. United States ................ . ..................... ......... 24 B. Ireland ...................................................... 26 C. Australia......................................................... 27 V. CONCLUSION ................................................................. 29 * B.A., University of New Mexico, 2007; J.D., Drake University, 2010. Judicial Clerk forJustice Nancy M. Saitta of the Nevada Supreme Court. The views expressed in this Article are those of the author alone. The author thanks Drake Law School Professor Mark Kende for his assistance and guidance with this project. The author would also like to give a special thanks to Peter and Mary Tiernan of Naven, Ireland for sparking what will undoubtedly be a lifelong love for the land of Eire. **This article was first published in 12 TOURO INT'L L. REv. 63 (2010). 1

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