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MO SJR14
Joint Resolution
Status
1/17/2013
Primary Sponsor
Kurt Schaefer
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AI Summary
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Repeals and replaces Section 23 of Article I of the Missouri Constitution to modify the right to keep and bear arms language.
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Removes the clause "[but this shall not justify the wearing of concealed weapons]" from the current constitutional provision.
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Adds language declaring that the rights to keep and bear arms are "unalienable" and obligates the state of Missouri to protect these rights against infringement under all circumstances.
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Submits the amendment to qualified voters at the November 2014 general election or at a special election called by the governor.
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Sets the official ballot title as "Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to include a declaration that the right to keep and bear arms is a unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right?"
Legislative Description
Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms
Last Action
S Calendar S Bills with H Amendments--SCS for SJR 14-Schaefer, et al, with HA 1
5/17/2013