“The 2nd Amendment: Is it Out of Date and Should it be Repealed” with Michael Shapiro, 1-9-13

My guest is defense lawyer, legal commentator, and former prosecutor, Michael Shapiro, of Carter, Ledyard, & Milburn. Our show is whether the 2nd Amendment is outdated, not really relevant and should it be repealed”

The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”

Mr. Michael Shapiro is a long-time Scarsdale resident and noted criminal defense lawyer. Mr. Shapiro, who was raised in the Bronx, was educated at the City College of New York, where he received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude, and later earned his JD from New York University. He is currently a faculty member of the Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Advocacy Program and has been a frequent guest panelist at the Harvard Law School. He is now a partner with the prestigious Wall Street, New York law firm, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, which was established in 1854.