An article published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal, “The Right to Carry Firearms Outside of the Home: Separating Historical Myths from Historical Realities,” was cited in a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court. The article was written by Fordham University History Professor Saul Cornell.
Indeed, as one scholar has explained, “[e]ven in Dodge City, that epitome of the Wild West, gun carrying was prohibited.” Saul Cornell, The Right to Carry Firearms Outside of the Home: Separating Historical Myths from Historical Realities, 39 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1695, 1724 (2012).