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Sponsor urges constitutional language to make gun rights a fundamental right under strict scrutiny
Summary
A sponsor presented a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment to declare the right to keep and bear arms a fundamental, unalienable right (including ammunition and accessories) and to require strict scrutiny for any restriction; members debated legal questions about amending Article 2 and potential conflicts with other constitutional provisions.
Little Rock — Committee members considered a proposed state constitutional amendment intended to strengthen protections for the right to keep and bear arms.
The presenter said the text would declare that "the citizens of this state shall have the right to keep and bear arms" as a fundamental right and would explicitly include ammunition and accessories "typical to the normal function of such arms." The proposal would require any…
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