Durbin Statement on Today's Supreme Court Ruling on Handgun Laws [View All]

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Thursday, June 26, 2008


– United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement today following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller:

“This school year alone, over 20 Chicago public school students have been killed by guns. And in April there was a 10-day stretch in Chicago where there were 48 shootings.”

“When the equivalent of an entire classroom full of kids is killed by gun violence, it underscores the need for common-sense, effective gun safety measures that respond to the level of violence in our communities."

“Acknowledging that gun ownership is a basic right does not absolve us from the constitutional and moral responsibility to protect innocent children."

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