Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers carried a gun for self protection

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."