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SNIP:"Some laws are going to be in trouble and some laws won't as long as there is a valid public safety rationale for the law and it does not interfere with the right to keep and bear arms," said Alan Gura, an attorney for the plaintiffs in McDonald v. Chicago. "However, if a law is put forward and the benefits are entirely hypothetical, and the law imposes a great deal of restriction and interference, than those laws will fail."
Asked about Virginia's gun-a-month law, Gura called it "troubling" and said it "needs to be looked at carefully."
"We know there is a right to have guns and there are legitimate reasons for people to buy more than a handgun-a-month," he said. "I would say that law raises some problems."
SNIP:"Some laws are going to be in trouble and some laws won't as long as there is a valid public safety rationale for the law and it does not interfere with the right to keep and bear arms," said Alan Gura, an attorney for the plaintiffs in McDonald v. Chicago. "However, if a law is put forward and the benefits are entirely hypothetical, and the law imposes a great deal of restriction and interference, than those laws will fail."
Asked about Virginia's gun-a-month law, Gura called it "troubling" and said it "needs to be looked at carefully."
"We know there is a right to have guns and there are legitimate reasons for people to buy more than a handgun-a-month," he said. "I would say that law raises some problems."