Alan Gura, co-founder of Gura & Possessky, P.L.L.C., is a lawyer focused primarily on civil and appellate litigation with an emphasis on constitutional law.

Gura represented Dick Heller in the case of District of Columbia vs. Heller before the Supreme Court on March 18, 2008. Gura asked the Court to uphold a lower appellate ruling, which struck down the District's 32-year ban on handguns.

1. 1995 Graduate of Georgetown University Law Center
2. 1992 Graduate of Cornell University, Bachelor of Arts degree in Government
3. Member of District of Columbia, Virginia and California Bar
4. Founder of Gura & Possessky, PLLC
5. Began career as law clerk to Honorable Terrence W. Boyle, US District Judge for Eastern District of North Carolina
6. Represented Heller in District of Columbia vs. Heller before Supreme Court
7. Arguments heard in District of Columbia vs. Heller on March 18, 2008

• Wikipedia: District of Columbia vs. Heller
• Official Supreme Court Site: District of Columbia vs. Heller Transcript of Arguments (PDF)
• Christian Science Monitor: Historic Case May Decide U.S. Gun Rights (March 18, 2008) WARNING: Pop-ups
  • "Some legal scholars believe the amendment protects a right to keep and bear only those firearms that are necessary for ongoing service in a state militia. Other equally distinguished scholars hold the view that the amendment guarantees individual Americans the right to possess and use firearms, even when the guns are not related to service in a militia."
• Washington Post: Hundreds Line Up to Hear Gun Ban Debate (March 18, 2008)
• Washingtonian: DC Gun Rights: Do You Want This Next to Your Bed? (March 1, 2008)
• The New York Times: A Liberal Case for Gun Rights Sways Judiciary (May 6, 2007)
  • "In March, for the first time in the nation’s history, a federal appeals court struck down a gun control law on Second Amendment grounds."

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