Adam Winkler gives important historical and legal principles to the ongoing debate about the Second Amendment in America. He is a specialist in American constitutional law and the Second Amendment, especially as it relates to school and mass shootings. His commentary has appeared in the New York Times, New Republic and the Atlantic. The Connell Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law is the author of Gun Fight: The Battle Over  the Right To Bear Arms In America (2011).
This interview was recorded on January 19, 2016.

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Adam Winkler gives insight, providing important facts on the issue of the Second Amendment.  Using contemporary and past events, along with legal precedence and legislation, Mr. Winkler helps understand the climate of the 2nd Amendment and where it’s headed.

Highlights of the interview are included for convenient listening.

  • Obama on 2nd amendment, Newtown shootings (01:00)
  • District of Columbia vs Heller, individuals/states/militias (02:05)
  • National Rifle Association evolution (3:30)
  • African Americans and guns after the Civil War (7:15)
  • Role of the Ku Klux Klan (8:20)
  • Black Panther Party at Sacramento state capitol (10:34)
  • Shared goals from all sides (14:08)
  • 2nd Amendment and privacy (15:42)

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