HLS 18RS-2282 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 87
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAY MORRIS
WEAPONS: Expresses support of the right to keep and bear arms
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To express support of the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms.
3 WHEREAS, the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article
4I, Section 11 of the Constitution of Louisiana guarantees the right of Louisiana citizens to
5keep and bear arms; and
6 WHEREAS, in recent years, Congress as well as certain states have passed laws
7which have eroded or attempted to erode the right of the citizens of this country to keep and
8bear arms; and
9 WHEREAS, Americans have the right to protect themselves at home with a firearm;
10and
11 WHEREAS, the United States Constitution recognizes that the right to keep and bear
12arms is necessary to the security of a free nation and for its citizens to protect themselves and
13their families; and
14 WHEREAS, there are some who would repeal or impair the right to keep and bear
15arms.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
17express support of the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms and does not support
18any actions that would impair or erode that right, including but not limited to the right of
19citizens to protect themselves and their families in their home.
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HCR NO. 87
1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
2presiding officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Congress of the
3United States of America and to each member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 87 Original 2018 Regular Session Jay Morris
Expresses support of the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms.
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