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Subcommittee forwards joint resolution proposing rewrite of state constitutional language on right to bear arms
Summary
House Joint Resolution 53, proposing a rewrite of Article I Section 26 to clarify the right to keep and bear arms, was advanced to full judiciary on a 5-1 vote in the Civil Justice Subcommittee.
House Joint Resolution 53, which proposes rewriting Article I Section 26 of the Tennessee Constitution to clarify that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms, cleared the Civil Justice Subcommittee and will go to full judiciary after a 5-1 vote.
Representative Reedy, sponsor of the resolution, said the measure seeks to rewrite the constitutional language to clarify citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. Supporters, including Richard Archie of the Tennessee Firearms Association, testified that the…
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