Bill Text: MN HF2121 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Right of individuals to keep and bear arms for defense of life and liberty and for all other legitimate purposes protected as fundamental, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 20-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-09 - Authors added Myhra, Smith and McElfatrick [HF2121 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2121-Introduced.html

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A bill for an act

proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, protecting as
fundamental, the right of individuals to keep and bear arms for defense of life
and liberty and for all other legitimate purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

    Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the
amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read:
Sec. 18. The right of individuals to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and
use arms for defense of life and liberty, and for all other legitimate purposes is fundamental
and shall not be denied or infringed, and any restriction must be subjected to strict scrutiny.

    Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2012 general
election. The question submitted must be:
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to protect as fundamental the right
of individuals to keep, carry, and use arms for defense of life and liberty, and for all
other legitimate purposes?

		Yes .....
		No ..... "