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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after today’s Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller.

“Today’s landmark decision reaffirms our citizens’ Second Amendment right to bear arms.  No law abiding citizen should be denied this constitutional right based on what city they live in, and I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision that recognizes this,” Latta said.

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Congressman Robert Latta was elected in a special election in 2007 to serve Ohio’s 5th Congressional District.  He is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in addition to serving on the House Energy Action Team (H.E.A.T).  Congressman Latta previously served as a member of the Ohio General Assembly and as a Wood County Commissioner.