Civil Rights Attorney, National Rifle Association
Civil rights attorney for the National Rifle Association in California and the California Rifle and Pistol Association
PROFILE
Chuck Michel
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FROM Chuck Michel
Which Way, L.A.?
Federal Gun Rights and California Yesterday’s 5-to-4 Supreme Court ruling said the Second Amendment permits Americans to keep handguns at home for the purpose of self-defense. But, in his majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito also said that "does not imperil every law regulating firearms." He did not say what constitutes what he called "reasonable regulations." We speak with an attorney representing the National Rifle Association and the California Rifle and a former commissioner with the LA Police Department.
To the Point
The Constitutional Right to Gun Ownership The US Supreme Court has settled an issue as old as the Bill of Rights: individuals must be allowed to own guns . But Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority, also said, "Since this case represents this court's first in-depth examination of the Second Amendment, one should not expect it to clarify the entire field." Both sides have predicted a flood of lawsuits to seek "clarification," and sure enough, they're already being filed. If they can't ban guns, what kinds of regulations can governments impose? We ask about background checks, registration, assault weapons, trigger locks and carrying concealed weapons. What about gun crime and public safety? How long will it take to sort it all out, city by city and state by state?
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