 Individuals affiliated with IWF have advocated for the right of members of the public to keep and bear arms . Allison Kasic , director of the Forum 's R. Gaull Silberman Center for Collegiate Studies , wrote an article for Townhall.com praising Antonin Scalia 's District of Columbia v. Heller decision , in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution recognized an individual right to keep and bear arms . Kasic described her enthusiasm for the manner in which the court resolved the case by noting , " as Justice Scalia pointed out in his opinion , ' the American people have considered the handgun to be the quintessential self @-@ defense weapon . ' All citizens of D.C. should rejoice at their new found freedom . But for women especially , guns are the ultimate equalizer in self @-@ defense . " In January 2012 , Anna <unk> , an IWF senior fellow writing in support of federal legislation that would guarantee interstate reciprocity for concealed handgun <unk> , asserted that this issue is of particular importance to women because , 
