This is their way of "throwing us a bone" so they don't have to take a real gun case.
Ha, I wouldn't count on anything. It's one of those weird cases where you might be surprised who votes for what. For example some justices are obviously pro gun but they also might be super pro cop and hardly met a search or seizure that went too far. You might find liberal justices who hate guns still voting to reign in forfeiture laws that have gone too far. It's an odd mix of issues on this one.
Could be, but I wouldn't trust Ruth Ginsburg at all on a gun-related case even though she is famous for civil liberties issues. Can't say I know her, but she worked at my law school when I was there, years ago. Smart, but opinionated.
