The Lawyer Arguing New SCOTUS Gun-Carry Case Explains His Strategy
Host Stephen Gutowski and Alan Beck discuss the latter's approach to arguing his case against Hawaii's gun-carry restrictions at the Supreme Court.
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Show Notes
The Supreme Court has taken a record number of Second Amendment cases this term.
Sure, that number is only two. But that's still a major development for a Court that's taken fewer than ten Second Amendment cases in its entire history. One of those chosen few cases is now Wolford v. Lopez, a challenge to Hawaii requiring licensed gun carriers to get explicit permission before entering publicly accessible private property--including stores or restaurants.
Alan Beck is the gun-rights lawyer behind that suit. He'll be arguing it at the Supreme Court. And he's the guest on this week's show.
Beck explains how Hawaii's law swaps the default presumption from one where gun carriers are generally allowed to carry into one where they aren't. He claimed the change has made it nearly impossible to legally carry in public. He then outlined his plan for convincing the justices that the law is out of line with the historical tradition of gun regulation in America, as the Court's current Second Amendment test requires.
Special Guest: Alan Beck.