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By: Jeff Schapiro
Published: June 28, 2010 2:39 PM
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli makes no secret of his support for gun rights—and today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is giving the Republican an opportunity to squeeze off a few founds of rhetoric.
In a written statement, Cuccinelli is welcoming today’s decision by the nation’s highest court, throwing out a Chicago ordinance banning hanguns. Cuccinelli says that in the 5-4 decision, one justice—Samuel Alito, picked by Republican President George W. Bush—got it right.
“I am pleased that the Supreme Court has found that 2nd-Amendment rights are as deserving of respect from state and local governments as are other rights found in the Bill of Rights,” he said. “I particularly agree with Justice Alito’s recognition that the right to keep and bear arms is ‘fundamental’ to America’s ‘scheme of ordered liberty’.”
Cuccinelli went on to say that he’ll be reviewing Virginia laws and regulations, making sure they comply with the guidelines laid out by the Supreme Court in the Chicago case and an earlier decision junking a handgun prohibition in Washington, DC.
The ruling in the Chicago case comes as Virginia puts on its books a new law allowing those carrying concealed weapons to bring their hanguns into bars and restaurants. Such gun-toters, however, can’t take a shot—of booze, that is.
And because gun rights is a big deal for some Virginia Democrats, it came as no surprise that U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is crowing over the Supreme Court ruling.
Said Webb, “I support today’s decision of the Supreme Court in the case of McDonald v. Chicago. With this decision, the Court has ruled that wholesale, sweeping bans and restrictions on firearm ownership cannot be enacted by state and local governments.
“I joined a number of my colleagues in filing an amicus brief in this case, in support of a gun owner seeking to overturn Chicago’s handgun ban. As a United States senator, I will continue to vigorously defend 2nd Amendment rights. I will also look for ways of working with my colleagues to ensure that firearms are kept from criminals and the mentally ill.”
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