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could have an even larger impact
on the future of Second Amendment rights — affecting everything
from concealed carry laws, to
background checks, to the liability
that the firearms industry could
face if their products cause harm.
Not everyone in the gun rights
movement is thrilled about Gura
and the SAF’s recent flurry of lawsuits. Depending upon whom you
ask, the SAF is either a brave defender of the Second Amendment
or a sketchy upstart with the potential to significantly damage gun
rights in the long term.
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“If the Second Amendment
Foundation makes a mistake at
this stage, it can stymie protections for gun owners for years to
come,” said Adam Winkler, a professor of constitutional law at the
University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Gunfight: The
Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms
in America. “That’s why it’s important to be strategic about your
cases, and I think they are certainly being strategic — I’m just not
sure it’s always the right strategy.”
Because court cases can set
long-lasting legal precedent, advocacy organizations are often careful about which cases they pursue,
lest they risk unfavorable rulings
Otis
McDonald
(second from
left) — lead
plaintiff on
McDonald
v. Chicago
— speaks
at a news
conference
with his
legal team,
including
Alan Gura
(far left) and
Alan Gottlieb
(far right)
outside the
U.S. Supreme
Court building
in 2010.