Kanjorski Commends U.S. Supreme Court for Handgun Decision

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Kanjorski Commends U.S. Supreme Court for Handgun Decision

Today, Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski (PA-11) commended the U.S. Supreme Court for recognizing the individual's right to bear arms as stated in the Second Amendment of the Constitution in the ruling of District of Columbia v. Heller.

"For the first time in history, the Supreme Court has finally acknowledged a freedom which many of us have always known - that our Constitution protects the right for Americans to bear arms. I joined many of my colleagues in expressing this opinion to the Court. Protecting one's individual liberty is a fundamental American right, as the Supreme Court today recognized."

Congressman Kanjorski is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1399, the District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, which would repeal the gun ban in our nation's Capitol. Congressman Kanjorski also joined with 249 other Members and 55 Senators in sending an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, stating their opinion to recognize Americans' individual right to own guns.

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