Engrossed House Joint Resolution 1026 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to Section 26 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution to clarify and expand the right to keep and bear arms for individual citizens.

• Expands the definition of protected arms to explicitly include handguns, rifles, shotguns, knives, nonlethal defensive weapons, ammunition, and arm components for security, self-defense, lawful hunting, and recreation.

• Establishes that any regulation of the right to keep and bear arms shall be subject to strict scrutiny legal standard.

• Prohibits laws imposing registration or special taxation on the acquisition, ownership, possession, or transfer of arms, ammunition, or their components.

• Directs the Secretary of State to refer the amendment to Oklahoma voters for approval, with a ballot title explaining the proposed constitutional changes.