Alan Gura: Heller Could Be Gone Sooner Rather Than Later

I finally got around to listening to the podcast of Tom Gresham's Gun Talk radio program from February 14 and the first guest on the show was Alan Gura, the attorney who argued the Heller and McDonald cases before the Supreme Court.  Gura, as have many, talked about Scalia's impact on the Court.  When discussing the Heller opinion, Gura mentioned that many lower courts are actually basing their rulings on the minority opinion of Justice Breyer, giving the issue "intermediate scrutiny" when determining whether a law violates the Second Amendment.   Then he gave gun owners the best reason to get involved in this year's election.  He said the Second Amendment is obviously on the ballot this election and we have known for a while this was going to be the case given the ages of the justices currently on the Supreme Court.  He predicted if the court shifts to a 5-4 liberal make up Heller will be gone.  The interview is about 17 minutes and is well worth the time to listen.

Light Posting

As you have noticed, posting has been light as I was out of town last week on business. Much of the gun related news I have been keeping up with has been the continuing story of the Heller decision. As probably everyone expected, D.C. is trying everything it can not to fully comply with the decision such as not registering semi-auto pistols because they meet the D.C. definition of a "machine gun." Heller did get his pistol registered last week.

ABC News reports today that Smith & Wesson will manufacture a Commemorative Revolver and that proceeds from the sale will benefit the Second Amendment Foundation.

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday also had this article about Heller's attorney Alan Gura and how he "Save the Second Amendment."

Hat tip to Dave Hardy for the Gura article.