In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), the Supreme Court decided for the first time that the Second Amendment protects the right of individual Americans to keep a handgun in their homes for selfdefense. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Court is expected to decide whether New York violated the Second Amendment by denying the applications of two lawabiding citizens to carry a concealed weapon in public.

Oral argument in this case was held on November 3. This webinar covers the different arguments and the effects that the decision, whichever way it goes, might have on government power to enforce the criminal law.

Featuring:

Prof. Robert Leider, George Mason Univeristy Antonin Scalia Law School

Prof. Adam Winkler, UCLA School of Law

Moderator: Prof. Nelson Lund, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

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As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.