What review standard do gun-control advocates want?
The Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Chicago case urging the justices to establish a standard of review in which judges would be reluctant to overturn gun-control regulations enacted by elected officials. “Gun policy is best determined as it always has been in this country: in the political arena, without courts second-guessing reasoned legislative judgments,” writes Paul Wolfson in his brief on behalf of the Brady Center. What standard of review are gun-rights supporters seeking? Many argue that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental right that can be limited only in the narrowest circumstances and only when the government demonstrates a compelling reason. “We think the Constitution provides the proper test. It is: ‘shall not be infringed,’ ” said Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, quoting from the amendment. “We think ‘shall not’ means ‘none.’ ” Are Supreme Court gun cases interconn
