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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION 9 By: Bullard
AS INTRODUCED
A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
to refer to the people for their approval or
rejection a proposed amendment to Section 26 of
Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution; expanding
the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms;
updating statutory language; making language gender
neutral; providing ballot title; and directing
filing.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
1ST SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
the following proposed amendment to Section 26 of Article II of the
Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
Section 26. A. The fundamental right of a each individual
citizen to keep and to bear arms in defense of h is home, or her
person, or property, or including handguns, rifles, shotguns,
knives, nonlethal defensive weapons and other arms in common use, as
well as ammunition and the components of arms and ammunition, for
self-defense, lawful hunting and recreation , in aid of the civil
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power, when thereunto legally lawfully summoned, or for any other
legitimate purpose shall never be prohibited; but nothing herein
contained not be infringed.
B. This section shall not prevent the Legislatur e from
regulating the carrying of weapons enforcing or adopting narrowly
tailored time, place and manner regulations, or authorizing
political subdivisions to adopt and enforce such regulations, to
serve a compelling state interest.
C. No law shall impos e registration or special t axation upon
the keeping of arms including the acquis ition, ownership, possession
or transfer of arms, ammunition or the components of arms and
ammunition.
SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutio nal
amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
the following form:
BALLOT TITLE
Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
This measure would amend Section 26 of Article 2 of the Oklahoma
Constitution. This measure would prevent infringement of the
fundamental right of a citizen to keep and bear arms. This
measure will not prevent the Legislature from adopting
regulations that serve a narrowly tailored compelling state
interest. This measure would proh ibit the imposition of
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registration or special taxati on upon the keeping of or transfer
of arms, ammunition or the components of arms or ammunition.
SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
SECTION 3. The President Pro Temp ore of the Senate shall,
immediately after the passage of this resolution, prepare and file
one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2
hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
General.
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