The Claremont Institute, Frederick Bieber, David Bordua, Edwin Cassem, et al.
Amici Curiae
Marc James Ayers, Counsel of Record TheClaremont Institute is a nonprofit organizationthat seeks to promote scholarly analysis on important policy issues, includinggun control. It is joined in this briefby 10 professors of criminology and social science. Marc James Ayers is anassociate with the law firm Bradley Arant Rose & White, where hespecializes appellate litigation. He received his law degree from SamfordUniversity in 1998. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 7, 2008. Handgunprohibition is simply not effective to produce good and valuable effects insociety. Handgun…