The Second Amendment and Concealed Carry

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🗓️ 13 May 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode previews New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, which could become a major Second Amendment and gun rights case. This lawsuit was brought by two New York state residents who were denied licenses to carry firearms outside of the home, AKA “concealed carry” permits, because they had failed to show "proper cause" to carry a firearm in public for the purpose of self-defense and did not demonstrate a special need for self-defense that distinguished them from the general public. Host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by Adam Winkler, author of Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America, and Clark Neily, who was co-counsel in the major gun rights case District of Columbia v. Heller, to explore the case, debate whether New York’s controversial concealed carry law is constitutional, examine the surprising history of similar laws, and more. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Additional resources and transcript available at constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/media-library.

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0:00.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome
0:07.5	to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:11.1	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress
0:16.1	to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
0:21.3	The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear New York State Rifle and
0:25.0	Pistol Association versus Corlet. It's a challenge to a New York regulation on
0:30.0	carrying guns outside the home.
0:33.2	Here to explain the case, which could be a major Second Amendment ruling,
0:38.1	I'm joined by two of America's leading scholars
0:41.5	on the Second Amendment.
0:43.2	Clark Neely is senior vice president at the Cato Institute,
0:46.2	where he works on issues involving constitutional and criminal law
0:49.2	as well as gun rights.
0:50.8	He served as co-council and district of Columbia versus Heller, in which the Supreme Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own a gun.
0:59.0	Clark, thank you so much for joining and it's wonderful to have you back on the show.
1:03.0	Oh, it's my pleasure. Thanks for having me back.
1:05.0	And Adam Winkler holds the Kamal Professorship in law at UCLA law,
1:10.0	where he specializes in American constitutional law,
1:12.6	the Supreme Court, and gun policy.
1:14.9	He's also the author of Gun Fight,
1:17.4	the battle over the right to bear arms
1:19.4	in America, among other important works. Adam, it's wonderful to have you back on the show.
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