June 27, 2008 10:12AM # Good Day for the Bill of Rights By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) --- SHARE Congrats to [Bob Levy](https://www.cato.org/people/robert-levy), the [prime mover](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701055.html) behind yesterday’s landmark ruling concerning the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense. Congrats also to his legal team of Alan Gura and Clark Neily. And congrats to [Eugene Volokh](http://www.law.ucla.edu/home/index.asp?page=739) (of the [Volokh Conspiracy ](http://www.volokh.com/)blog) who had three of his law review articles cited in the majority opinion. Brian Doherty, author of the forthcoming Cato book, *[Gun Control On Trial](http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=brian+doherty+gun+control&x=21&y=15)*, has this [piece](http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-doherty27-2008jun27,0,2867559.story) in today’s *Los Angeles Times*. Cato associate policy analyst (and gun control expert) [David Kopel](https://www.cato.org/people/david-kopel) offers his quick take [here](http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/constitution-is-big-winner-in-dc-gun-case/2/). The *Washington Post* offers full coverage [here](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2008/06/26/GA2008062602704.html?hpid=topnews). More Cato analysis [here](https://www.cato.org/gunban). ##### Related Tags [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).