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MO HJR27
Joint Resolution
Status
5/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Submits to Missouri voters a proposed amendment to Section 23, Article I of the Missouri Constitution at the November 2012 general election or a special election called by the governor.
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Repeals the existing constitutional right to bear arms provision and replaces it with language that protects the right to keep and bear arms in defense of home, person, property, or when lawfully summoned to aid civil power.
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Adds new protections stating that the right to possess, purchase, reload, or manufacture ammunition and to possess, purchase, or manufacture mechanical parts or other articles essential to the proper functioning of arms shall not be infringed.
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Maintains the existing restriction that the right to bear arms "shall not justify the wearing of concealed weapons."
Legislative Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment specifying that the right of every citizen to possess, purchase ammunition, and any parts or articles for the proper functioning of arms must not be infringed
Last Action
Second Read and Referred: General Laws (S)
5/5/2011