[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1364-E1365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RESPONSE TO THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VS. 
                                 HELLER

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                            HON. ALLEN BOYD

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2008

  Mr. BOYD of Florida. Madam Speaker, I want to voice my support for 
the landmark Supreme Court decision to overturn the District of 
Columbia handgun ban. This was a long and hard-fought battle, one in 
which I signaled my support for the rights of gun owners by joining 
many of my colleagues in signing an

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amicus brief supporting gun rights. In the end, the Court's decision 
affirmed that all citizens have the right to keep and bear arms.
  I am pleased with this decision because now honest, law-abiding 
citizens of the District of Columbia, as well as those in Florida and 
across the Nation, can be assured of the right to self-protection in 
their homes. As a strong defender of our Second Amendment rights, I am 
glad to see this outcome from the Courts.

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