"This is an excellent decision for all Americans, gay and straight," Log Cabin Republicans president Patrick Sammon said in a written statement obtained by PageOneQ.

"Unfortunately, too many LGBT Americans still face the threat of anti-gay violence," Sammon added. Many attacks against LGBT Americans are committed with the same types of weapons the court maintained that citizens have the right to own.

Still unclear is whether the Log Cabin Republicans are openly encouraging LGBT Americans to arm themselves for protection. A message left for Sammon for comment was not at press time.

The full Log Cabin statement follows.

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(Washington, DC) Log Cabin Republicans applaud the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling striking down Washington, DC's 32-year-old ban on hand guns.

"This is an excellent decision for all Americans, gay and straight," said Log Cabin Republicans President Patrick Sammon. "We're grateful the U.S. Supreme Court re-affirmed the constitutional right for all Americans to own a gun.

"Unfortunately, too many LGBT Americans still face the threat of anti-gay violence," said Sammon. "We're happy the Supreme Court has affirmed the right for us to protect ourselves and our families from harm. Self defense is not a privilege, it's a right.

"Gun ownership is a cherished and historic American right enshrined in our Constitution. Today, the right to bear arms lives on for all qualified, law-abiding citizens," said Sammon.

This ruling overturns the District of Columbia's ban on handguns as unconstitutional under the Second Amendment right to bear arms. DC's gun ban is one of the strictest in the nation. The ruling from the Supreme Court is likely to impact similar bans elsewhere, but is expected to leave most gun control laws intact.