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OK SJR20
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
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Directs the Secretary of State to refer a proposed amendment to Section 26 of Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution to voters for approval or rejection.
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Establishes the right to keep and bear arms, including handguns, rifles, shotguns, knives, nonlethal defensive weapons, and ammunition, for security, self-defense, lawful hunting, recreation, and other legitimate purposes, with such right subject to strict scrutiny if regulated.
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Permits the Legislature to prohibit arm possession by convicted felons, those adjudicated mentally incompetent, and those involuntarily committed to mental institutions.
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Prohibits any law imposing registration or special taxation on the acquisition, ownership, possession, or transfer of arms, ammunition, or their components.
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Requires the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to file copies of the resolution with the Secretary of State and Attorney General immediately after passage.
Legislative Description
Constitutional amendment; prohibiting laws requiring firearm registration and taxation. Ballot title.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/4/2015