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The History of the Second Amendment

June 04, 2014

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Attorney Alan Gura and Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, sat down with National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for a smart and informed discussion about the history of the Second Amendment and the constitutionality of gun control— from the time of our Founding Fathers through present day. The conversation drew from Waldman’s new book The Second Amendment: A Biography.

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