Baltimore, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, et al.
Amici Curiae
Baltimore, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle are joined in this brief by five other large cities; Cook County, Illinois; the commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department; and the Chief of the Seattle Police. Henry C. Su is a partner with the Howrey law firm, where he specializes in intellectual property and antitrust law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 6, 2010. The Second Amendment recognizes an individual right to bear arms that pre-existed the Constitution and the founding of the Republic. It has codified…
