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A Supreme Test for D.C.’s Unconstitutional Gun Ban

It’s days like today when I wish I was still a reporter who covered the Supreme Court. Several years ago when I worked at Cybercast News Service, I was able to attend some of the biggest Supreme Court cases in recent memory — the Lawrence v. Texas sodomy case, University of Michigan affirmative action cases and several others that drew large crowds to the highest court in the land. (Read my clips.)

Today the court is just as busy as justices hear a challenge to D.C.’s extremely restrictive ban on handguns. My colleagues at Heritage have been closely watching the case. Todd Gaziano, director of our Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, recorded a video yesterday explaining why the D.C. gun ban is unconstitutional.

The Washington Post profiles Alan Gura, the 37-year-old lawyer who will be challenging the gun ban before the justices. It is Alan’s first time arguing a case before the Supreme Court. As a two-time guest at our Conservative Bloggers’ Briefing, I’ll be closely watching today’s arguments and wishing Alan and the rest of his team luck as they defend freedom and the true meaning of the Second Amendment.