Dennis E. Baron, Ph.D., Richard W. Bailey, Ph.D., and Jeffrey P. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Amici Curiae
Charles M. Dyke, Counsel of Record Dennis E. Baron,Richard W. Bailey, and Jeffrey P. Kaplan are professors of English andlinguistics. Charles M. Dyke is a partner with the law firm Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner,where he specializes in business and corporate litigation. He received his lawdegree from Georgetown University in 1995. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted tothe U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2008. TheSecond Amendment reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to thesecurity of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,…
