It looks as though amendment 5 to the Missouri state constitution will pass. AMENDMENT NO. 5 The rights of American and Missouri gun owners are already enshrined in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but Amendment No. 5 would ask voters to declare “that the right to keep and bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right.” In addition to the traditional Second Amendment “right to bear arms” protections, the Missouri amendment seeks to specifically protect ammunition and “accessories typical to the normal function of such arms.” The amendment would carve out convicted felons and those deemed by a court to be of a danger to themselves from the “unalienable” protections. The measure would require state courts to apply the most stringent form of judicial review to gun laws, making it harder for their supporters to have them upheld. The amendment’s supporters have expressed concerns about the potential for new federal restrictions on the purchase and production of guns and ammunition, as well as their fear that the federal government might some day want to restrict ownership.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 03:37:25 +0000