[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      McDONALD V. CITY OF CHICAGO

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Speaker, yesterday the United States 
Supreme Court upheld a Federal appeals court ruling overturning a law 
prohibiting private citizens from possessing handguns in the City of 
Chicago. This is a momentous decision, and I commend the justices for 
protecting our right to gun ownership.
  The Second Amendment guarantees an individual's right to keep and 
bear arms. However, for too long this right has been denied to some 
Americans simply because of where they reside. This 5-4 decision was 
the right one, though the close margin underscores the necessity to 
remain vigilant to future attempts to curtail our right to bear arms.
  Residents across this country should be able to exercise their 
constitutional rights to protect themselves and their families. I am 
committed to protecting the constitutional rights of all law-abiding, 
freedom-loving Americans, and I invite my colleagues to join me.

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