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Souder Statement on Supreme Court's Second Amendment Ruling
June 26, 2008
U.S. Rep. Mark Souder released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller.
“Today, the highest court in the land affirmed what many of us already knew: our Bill of Rights guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms, and the gun ban imposed by Washington, D.C., is not only ineffective but, more importantly, unconstitutional.
“I was privileged to be the lead House Republican on an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court earlier this year by 250 House Members, 55 Senators, and the Vice President, in his capacity as President of the Senate. For years, I have also been an outspoken critic of D.C.’s gun ban, and I’ve sponsored legislation in the House of Representatives to overturn it.
“I look forward to reading the details of the majority decision penned by Justice Scalia, but I am pleased that the Court’s philosophy is correct. This decision doesn’t just affect D.C.—it secures our Second Amendment right nationwide.”
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