1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3 SENATE JOINT
3 RESOLUTION 9 By: Bullard
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 A Joint Resolution directing the Secretary of State
7 to refer to the people for their approval or
8 rejection a proposed amendment to Section 26 of
8 Article II of the Oklahoma Constitution; expanding
9 the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms;
9 updating statutory language; making language gender
10 neutral; providing ballot title; and directing
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13 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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14 1ST SESSION OF THE 59TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
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15 SECTION 1. The Secretary of State shall refer to the people for
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16 their approval or rejection, as and in the manner provided by law,
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17 the following proposed amendment to Section 26 of Article II of the
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18 Oklahoma Constitution to read as follows:
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19 Section 26. A. The fundamental right of a each individual
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20 citizen to keep and to bear arms in defense of his home, or her
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21 person, or property, or including handguns, rifles, shotguns,
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22 knives, nonlethal defensive weapons and other arms in common use, as
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23 well as ammunition and the components of arms and ammunition, for
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24 self-defense, lawful hunting and recreation, in aid of the civil
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 1 power, when thereunto legally lawfully summoned, or for any other
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2 legitimate purpose shall never be prohibited; but nothing herein
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3 contained not be infringed.
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4 B. This section shall not prevent the Legislature from
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5 regulating the carrying of weapons enforcing or adopting narrowly
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6 tailored time, place and manner regulations, or authorizing
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7 political subdivisions to adopt and enforce such regulations, to
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8 serve a compelling state interest.
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9 C. No law shall impose registration or special taxation upon
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10 the keeping of arms including the acquisition, ownership, possession
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11 or transfer of arms, ammunition or the components of arms and
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12 ammunition.
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13 SECTION 2. The Ballot Title for the proposed Constitutional
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14 amendment as set forth in SECTION 1 of this resolution shall be in
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15 the following form:
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16 BALLOT TITLE
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17 Legislative Referendum No. ____ State Question No. ____
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18 THE GIST OF THE PROPOSITION IS AS FOLLOWS:
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19 This measure would amend Section 26 of Article 2 of the Oklahoma
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20 Constitution. This measure would prevent infringement of the
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21 fundamental right of a citizen to keep and bear arms. This
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22 measure will not prevent the Legislature from adopting
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23 regulations that serve a narrowly tailored compelling state
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24 interest. This measure would prohibit the imposition of
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 1 registration or special taxation upon the keeping of or transfer
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2 of arms, ammunition or the components of arms or ammunition.
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3 SHALL THE PROPOSAL BE APPROVED?
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4 FOR THE PROPOSAL — YES _____________
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5 AGAINST THE PROPOSAL — NO _____________
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6 SECTION 3. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall,
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7 immediately after the passage of this resolution, prepare and file
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8 one copy thereof, including the Ballot Title set forth in SECTION 2
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9 hereof, with the Secretary of State and one copy with the Attorney
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10 General.
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