City of Chicago and the Board of Education of the City of Chicago
Amici Curiae
Andrew L. Frey, Counsel of Record The City ofChicago has regulated handguns within its borders since 1982. The Board ofEducation of the City of Chicago oversees Chicago public schools, thethird-largest school district in the country. Andrew L. Frey is a partner withthe law firm Mayer Brown, where he specializes in appellate litigation andconstitutional law. He received his law degree from Columbia University in1962. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court onJanuary 11, 2008. Whetherthe Second Amendment was originally intended to protect private rights fromFederal interference or to…