Pro-Gun Scholars Twist Constitution

Baltimore Sun, p. A.15, November 21, 2007

2 Pages Posted: 1 Mar 2010

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Kenneth Lasson

University of Baltimore - School of Law

Date Written: November 21, 2007

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.

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

Suggested Citation

Lasson, Kenneth, Pro-Gun Scholars Twist Constitution (November 21, 2007). Baltimore Sun, p. A.15, November 21, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1558629

Kenneth Lasson (Contact Author)

University of Baltimore - School of Law ( email )

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Baltimore, MD 21218
United States

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