The nation’s highest court has confirmed that the Second Amendment right to bear arms is an individual right in federal jurisdictions.
The lead counsel in the case that set that precedent, District of Columbia v. Heller, discussed the current state of gun rights during a lunchtime presentation to the John Locke Foundation and the Federalist Society. In the video clip below, Alan Gura addressed an issue that has reached North Carolina’s Supreme Court: gun-ownership rights for nonviolent ex-felons.
2:25 p.m. update: Watch the full 51:44 recording by clicking the play button below.
You’ll find other John Locke Foundation video presentations here.
