LAS VEGAS, July 14 (UPI) -- The Nevada chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it backs gun owners' rights to bear arms in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

The state's ACLU chapter has broken with its national counterpart in taking the stance, which came after the high court ruled last month that a District of Columbia handgun ban was unconstitutional and, for the first time, interpreted the Second Amendment as an individual right, The Washington Times reported Monday.