Jack N. Rakove, Saul Cornell, David T. Konig, William J. Novak, Lois G. Schwoerer, et al.
Amici Curiae
Carl T. Bogus, Counsel of Record The 15individuals in this brief are professors of history at U.S. universities. CarlT. Bogus is a professor of law at Roger Williams University, where hespecializes in Second Amendment law. He received his law degree from SyracuseUniversity in 1972. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Petitioners as submitted tothe U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2008. Thecentral question is whether the Second Amendment protects a private right tokeep handguns and other firearms, independent of an individual’s membership ina State-regulated militia. As a problem for constitutional historians, thequestion can be…
