From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 777: Ten years after the historic gun-rights ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Heller case, winning attorney Alan Gura says the status of gun rights is less strong than advocates might have hoped. During a recent forum at Campbell University Law School, Gura said many federal judges across the country refuse to follow the Heller precedent. Gura says he’s not sure the precedent will stand in the years to come.
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