On March 9, 2007, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the District of Columbia’s gun ban unconstitutional. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the District of Columbia’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson applauds the Court’s decision and issued the following statement. 

“Gun ownership in America has been a recognized right under our Constitution since its ratification,” said Simpson. “Throughout history, Congress has explicitly affirmed that the Second Amendment is not limited to militias, but is in fact an individual right and I’m pleased the Americans who live in the District of Columbia will now enjoy this right.”

Simpson added his support to an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to recognize the Second Amendment right to bear arms as an individual right. The brief garnered the support 250 Congressmen, 55 Senators, and the President of the Senate, Dick Cheney.