Pro-Gun Scholars Twist Constitution

Abstract:     
Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia became the first federal tribunal to strike down a local gun-control law, holding that the Founding Fathers would have allowed all private citizens to arm themselves.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 2

Keywords: right to bear arms, gun control laws, Second Amendment, Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Judge Laurence H. Silberman, National Rifle Association, Supreme Court, Sanford Levinson, Academics for the Second Amendment,

JEL Classification: H11, H56, K19, K39, K49

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