Sunday, March 27, 2011

CJL Co-Sponsors: Guns in America

What Difference Does the Second Amendment Make for Crime, Gun Ownership, and Gun Control in America?
Three Perspectives on the Future of Second Amendment Rights Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Groundbreaking Decisions in Heller & McDonald.

Second Amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) -- http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2739870581644084946

McDonald v. Chicago, 130 S. Ct. 3020 (2010) -- http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5141154246897960488

LITIGATION VIEW: Alan Gura, Gura Possessky P.L.L.C.
ACADEMIC VIEW: Professor Dale Carpenter, UMN Law School
LAW ENFORCEMENT VIEW: Lt. Erik Swanson, UMN Police Department
MODERATOR: Professor Richard Painter, UMN Law School

Tuesday, March 29th @ 12:15 PM - 1:20 PM in Room 30.

Lunch Will Be Provided!  Co-sponsored by the Law School Democrats.

Please join the Federalist Society for an exciting panel discussion about the merits, meaning, and future of Second Amendment rights after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark rulings in Heller (2008) and McDonald (2010).

This panel will feature the Law School's own Professor Dale Carpenter, Alan Gura -- the attorney who successfully argued Heller andMcDonald -- and UMN Police Lieutenant Erik Swanson.

Please RSVP via Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=170779329638062

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