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Committee passes HCR 5,006 to expand state constitutional right to bear arms to include ammunition and components
Summary
The committee voted to pass HCR 5,006, a proposed state constitutional amendment that would explicitly include ammunition and firearms components in the right to keep and bear arms.
The committee voted to pass House Concurrent Resolution 5,006, a proposed amendment to the Kansas Bill of Rights (section 4) that would explicitly expand the right to keep and bear arms to include “the possession and use of ammunition, firearms accessories, and firearms components,” and add a provision that the right is “a natural and fundamental right” subject to strict scrutiny.
The Reviser's Office summarized the resolution, noting it would amend the state constitution’s language to encompass ammunition and…
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