About this episode

The episode features an interview with ACLU Legal Fellow Jacqueline Landry discussing a Second Amendment case in North Carolina.

This week, we've got a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on the show. That's because the group's North Carolina affiliate has filed an amicus brief in a Second Amendment challenge that's going to be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court. And the ACLU is on the side of the defendant who is attempting to assert his gun rights. So, to discuss the details, we have ACLU of North Carolina Legal Fellow Jacqueline Landry joining us. Landry helped author the group's brief in State v. Ducker, a Second Amendment challenge to the state's felon-in-possession gun crime. She said Ducker's underlying felony was non-violent, fleeing the police, and he never served any time in jail. She said the case isn't even about whether or not Ducker can be disarmed, but, rather, whether he can individually challenge his charges at all. Landry said the lower court in this case had determined that anyone convicted of a felony falls outside of "the people" that the Second Amendment protects and, therefore, can't even make an as-applied challenge to their gun charges. She said the ACLU is arguing, alongside the CATO Institute, that the judge was wrong. Landry said the Supreme…

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Gutowski

Guest: Jacqueline Landry

Topics covered

• Second Amendment
• gun rights
• legal challenges
• North Carolina Supreme Court
• ACLU
• felon-in-possession

Keywords

• ACLU
• Second Amendment
• gun rights
• North Carolina
• legal challenges
• felon-in-possession
• State v. Ducker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Civil Liberties Union, CATO Institute

Places: North Carolina

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