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Last month, in the landmark District of Columbia vs. Heller case, the Supreme Court decided for the first time that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm for private use.

Until Heller, the court held — and the ACLU agreed — that the Second Amendment protects a collective right that applies only to state-regulated militias.

Which interpretation is correct?

Join the NYCLU’s continuing Civil Liberties Discussion Series for an intriguing conversation between NYCLU Legal Director Arthur Eisenberg, Reason Magazine Associate Editor Damon Root and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Walter Olson about the intersection of civil liberties and guns. Should individuals have the right to bear arms? If so, is this a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution?

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In January, school safety agents handcuffed Denis Rivera, a 5-year-old special education student, for throwing a temper tantrum in his kindergarten class. Thirteen-year-old Chelsea Fraser was arrested last year after she wrote the word "okay" on her school desk. In October, East Side Community High School principal Mark Federman was arrested after he tried to prevent a student from being humiliated by the police.

We need your help to end the over-policing of schools, and to support graduation not incarceration!

On Thursday, Aug. 14, students, parents, teachers and principals will rally at City Hall to call on the City Council to pass the Student Safety Act. This civil rights bill will provide a common sense solution to the policing excesses besieging our schools.

Tell the New York City Council that you support it! Join the New York Civil Liberties Union and members of the Student Safety Coalition on the steps of City Hall, 260 Broadway, and tell your representatives to pass the Student Safety Act.

11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14
260 Broadway, New York City

For more information, contact Angela Jones at ajones@nyclu.org or 212.607.3376.

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