This week’s episode previews New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, which could become a major Second Amendment and gun rights case. This lawsuit was brought by two New York state residents who were denied licenses to carry firearms outside of the home, AKA "concealed carry" permits, because they had failed to show "proper cause" to carry a firearm in public for the purpose of self-defense and did not demonstrate a special need for self-defense that distinguished them from the general public. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by Adam Winkler, author of Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, and Clark Neily, who was co-counsel in the major gun rights case District of Columbia v. Heller, to explore the case, debate whether New York’s controversial concealed carry law is constitutional, examine the surprising history of similar laws, and more.
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Clark Neily is Senior Vice President at the Cato Institute, where he works on issues involving constitutional and criminal law as well as gun rights. Clark served as co‐counsel in District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to own a gun.
Adam Winkler holds the Connell Professorship in Law at UCLA Law where he specializes in American constitutional law, the Supreme Court, and gun policy. He is also the author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America among other works, and of the Second Amendment explainer on the National Constitution Center's Interactive Constitution.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett docket
- New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York (2020)
- District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
This episode was produced by Jackie McDermott and engineered by Greg Scheckler. Research was provided by Alexandra "Mac" Taylor, Anna Salvatore, and Lana Ulrich.
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