Fallin, Lucas Cite Victory For Gun Owners

Congresswoman Mary Fallin and Congressman Frank Lucas were among those who voted today to restore gun rights to Washington, D.C., requiring the city to comply with the Second Amendment and a recent Supreme Court ruling. The bill they supported, which passed with a bipartisan majority, forces the District of Columbia to eliminate a series of restrictions on gun ownership which have effectively banned handguns within the nation’s capitol.

Fallin called the vote a “victory for gun owners and a victory for the Constitution.” She urged the Senate to take up the bill quickly and for the president to sign it into law.

“Owning a gun for self-defense and sport is one of the fundamental rights enjoyed by all Americans,” said Fallin. “It has been a longstanding outrage that here in our nation’s capitol a web of intrusive regulations and legal hurdles has essentially done away with that right. I am pleased that Congress took action today to restore this basic freedom and guarantee the Constitution and our rights are not trampled.”

Lucas said the measure emphasizes the importance of the 2nd Amendment and upholds the long-standing right of Americans to own firearms.

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