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The Second Amendment on Trial

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

For the first time in decades the US Supreme Court has the chance to define once and for all “the right to bear arms”. The case stems from a controversial ban on guns in D.C., which has made its way through court after court. And now, groups on both sides of the gun issue eagerly await the Justices’ ruling expected in June.

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  • Buzz Scherr, Professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord
  • Richard Feldman, President of MLS Communication, a former lobbyist for the National Rifle Association and author of "Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist"
  • Jon Lowy, Senior Attorney for the "Legal Action Project" at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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