Alan Gura, lead counsel in the gun rights case District of Columbia v. Heller, discusses the possible impact of a North Carolina case in which the state Supreme Court affirmed gun ownership rights for a nonviolent ex-felon. Gura delivered these remarks during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation and the Federalist Society Nov. 17, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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