“Kansans to vote on gun ownership amendment”

[jody]

“Kansans to vote on gun ownership amendment”

TOPEKA | Next year, Kansans will vote whether to change the state constitution to guarantee individual gun rights.

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A 1905 Kansas Supreme Court decision said that gun ownership is a collective, not an individual, right. The proposed amendment would give the right to each person.

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The new language would not affect the state’s ability to perform background checks before guns could be purchased, restrict the sale of some types of firearms or restrict certain people from owning firearms, he said.

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THE GUN AMENDMENT
If approved by Kansas voters, the measure would replace in the state constitution the phrase “the people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security” with “a person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and state, for lawful hunting and recreational use, and for any other lawful purpose.”

[derby378]

1. That sounds alright by me

Thanks for the heads-up! :hi:

[AtheistCrusader]

2. That's much better wording than my own State, Washington.

SECTION 24 RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS. The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men.

[aikoaiko]

3. Looks like someone read Heller before crafting that amendment.

Power to the people.