Violence Policy Center, William T. Bratton, Timothy J. Dolan, and R. Gil Kerlikowske
Amici Curiae
Daniel G. Jarcho, Counsel of Record The Violence Policy Center is a nationalnonprofit educational organization that conducts research and public educationon firearms violence. William T. Bratton, Timothy J.Dolan, and R. Gil Kerlikowske are the police chiefs of Los Angeles, Seattle,and Minneapolis, respectively. Daniel G. Jarcho is a partner with the law firmMcKenna, Long & Aldridge, where he specializes in litigation and Federalregulatory law. He received his law degree from Harvard University in 1984. Thefollowing is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for thePetitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2008. Ifthe Court were to hold…