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14 Geo. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 187 (2016)
The Right Not to Be Shot: Public Safety, Private Guns, and the Constellation of Constitutional Liberties

handle is hein.journals/geojlap14 and id is 193 raw text is: The Right Not to Be Shot: Public Safety, Private Guns, and the Constellation of Constitutional Liberties JONATHAN LowY* AND KELLY SAMPSON* TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION: DUELING VISIONS OF AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOM ......... 188 I. THE RIGHT FOR WHICH THERE IS No REMEDY OF RESURRECTION .. ............................................. 191 II. PROTECTING LIVES: THE FIRST LEGITIMATE OBJECT OF GOOD GOVERNMENT ........ ....................................... 196 A. America's First Freedom ............................ 196 B. Constitutional Recognition of the Right to Live ........... 198 C. Public Safety is Paramount ............................ 198 i. Public Safety Limits Fifth Amendment Rights ........ 198 ii. Public Safety Limits First Amendment Rights ........ 199 iii. Public Safety Limits Property Rights ............... 200 iv. Public Safety Limits Habeas Corpus Rights .......... 200 D. Back to the Future: Protecting Life and Public Safety in Pre-Heller America ................................. 201 III. PROTECTING AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOM IN THE POST-HELLER W ORLD ........................................... 204 CONCLUSION: RECLAIMING AMERICA'S FIRST FREEDOM ................ 205 * Director, Legal Action Project, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. ** Staff Attorney, Legal Action Project, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Thanks to Elizabeth Holtzman, who years ago responded to the Heller decision by asking: What about the right to life? Thanks also to Sara Murphy, Brad Paraszczak, and Matthew Merlo for extraordinary research; Joseph Blocher, Dennis Henigan, Paul Wolfson, Alla Lefkowitz, and Rob Wilcox for advice; and Kelsey Rogers and Saurav Sarkar for invaluable all-around assistance. © 2016, Jonathan Lowy and Kelly Sampson.

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