    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book I)]
    [June 26, 2008]
    [Page 889]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the United States Supreme Court Ruling on Individual Gun
    Rights
    June 26, 2008

        As a longstanding advocate of the rights of gun owners in America, I
    applaud the Supreme Court's historic decision today confirming what has
    always been clear in the Constitution: The Second Amendment protects an
    individual right to keep and bear firearms.
        I also agree with the Supreme Court's conclusion that the DC firearm
    laws violate this fundamental constitutional right. The District of
    Columbia should now swiftly move to ensure that its residents' rights
    under the Second Amendment are fully protected.