Justice Stevens, with whom Justice Thomas joins, concurring. Part II of the Court’s opinion convincingly explains why its construction of 18 U. S. C. § 844 (i) better fits the text and context of the provision than the Government’s expansive reading. It also seems appropriate, however, to emphasize the kinship between our well-established presumption against federal pre-emptio…
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