Alan Gura

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Alan Gura (born January 15, 1971 in Israel) [cite news
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On March 18, 2008, he represented Dick Heller in the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller. Mr. Gura successfully argued that portions of D.C.'s Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 violate the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment. [cite news
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Personal history

Alan Gura is a native of Israel who came to the United States with his family when he was 7, settling in Los Angeles.cite news
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Gura graduated from Cornell University and the Georgetown University Law Center. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1995.

Prior to founding Gura & Possessky, PLLC, Gura began his career by serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Terrence W. Boyle, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Subsequently, as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of California, Mr. Gura defended the State of California and its employees in state and federal courts. Thereafter, Mr. Gura entered the private practice of law with the Washington, D.C. offices of Sidley & Austin. In February 2000, he left the firm to serve for a year as Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight.

Gura is admitted as an active member in good standing in the District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar, and the State Bar of California. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Eleventh, Federal, and District of Columbia Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, the Eastern District of Virginia, and the Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California.

Gura lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and son, attending the Conservative Agudas Achim Congregation. He is a gun owner and considers himself a libertarian. He argues that self-protection is a fundamental right, because citizens in general and Jews in particular cannot always depend on the government to protect them from criminals or tyrannical rulers.

References

External links

* [http://www.gurapossessky.com/ Gura & Possessky, P.L.L.C.]
* [http://dcguncase.com/blog/ D.C. Gun Case Blog]
* [http://www.chicagoguncase.com/ Chicago Gun Case Blog]