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Dan Sullivan on Gun Control
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Right to bear arms is an individual right
Defending and fighting for Alaskans' Second Amendment rights: Sullivan has consistently fought to defend Alaskans' individual right to bear arms. As Attorney General, he was part of a briefing to the US Supreme Court with other state
Attorneys General encouraging the Court to hear the case McDonald v. City of Chicago. The Supreme Court accepted the case, and Sullivan and other Attorneys General filed an additional brief to the Court arguing that it should hold--for the first time
in American history--that the Second Amendment right to bear arms is an individual right that applies to all American citizens. In the landmark McDonald case, the Supreme Court did just that, thereby dramatically enhancing the Second Amendment
rights of all Alaskans.As DNR Commissioner, Sullivan's department partnered with the National Rifle Association to help finance the future construction of an outdoor shooting range in the Matanuska Susitna Valley.
Source: 2014 Senate campaign website Sullivan2014.com "Accomplish"
, Dec 5, 2013
Prohibit state and local governments from denying gun rights
Governor Sean Parnell today praised the U.S. Supreme Court for its ruling that the Second Amendment of the Constitution confers an individual right to firearm possession even outside of the federal enclave of Washington, D.C.In the case of McDonald v.
Chicago, the high court ruled for the first time that the right to bear arms applies to all Americans. The ruling expands upon last year's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller.
The State of Alaska was among the states that asked for Supreme
Court review of McDonald and that signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief in support of handgun owners in Chicago and the suburb of Oak Park. Alaska was likewise involved in Heller.
"It is through the right to bear arms that our other
rights are secured," said Governor Parnell.
"Today's landmark ruling prohibits state and local governments from denying Americans their right to bear arms, which is an issue close to the heart of Alaskans," said Attorney General Dan Sullivan.
Source: Press release from Alaska Governor's office, "Supreme Court"
, Jun 28, 2010
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