UCLA Law Review symposium on Heller and the Second Amendment

Thanks to this post at Concurring Opinion, I see that the UCLA Law Review has now published a terrific (and large) issue devoted to "The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms After D.C. v. Heller."  This issue, which has more than a dozen cutting-edge pieces, looks like a must-read for not only gun gurus, but also folks interesting in modern debates over constitutional interpretation and public-safety regulations.

As regular readers know, I am very interested in examining if and when Heller and the Second Amendment will (1) impact prohibitions on gun possession for felons and misdemeanants, and (2) impact severe gun sentences.  Consequently, I will be grateful to anyone who helps me see if and where the articles in this issue speak to these matters.

A few related Heller and Second Amendment posts:

• First(?) significant(?) Second Amendment ruling favoring a federal criminal defendant
• District Court rejects Second Amendment claim from misdemeanant
• Another (too?) brief opinion rejecting misdemeanant's Second Amendment claim
• SCOTUS undercuts constitutional gun rights in Hayes without even mentioning Heller or Second Amendment
• Given Hayes, can jurisdictions criminalize gun possession by any misdemeanant?
• The lack of originalist justification for excluding felons from the Second Amendment
• Assailing the unjustified Second Amendment limits in Heller
• Notable new Alaska appellate decision on denying gun rights to non-violent felons
• "Why Can’t Martha Stewart Have a Gun?"
• What might 2009 have in store for . . . Second Amendment jurisprudence?