House
Joint
Resolution
4
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
4
BY
WINDSCHITL
,
KLEIN
,
VANDER
LINDEN
,
HIGHFILL
,
LANDON
,
HEARTSILL
,
J.
SMITH
,
GASSMAN
,
FRY
,
COSTELLO
,
BRANDENBURG
,
GARRETT
,
HUSEMAN
,
DOLECHECK
,
WORTHAN
,
FISHER
,
DEYOE
,
BACON
,
WATTS
,
HAGENOW
,
ALONS
,
STANERSON
,
PETTENGILL
,
R.
TAYLOR
,
S.
OLSON
,
FORRISTALL
,
SHEETS
,
SALMON
,
MAXWELL
,
JORGENSEN
,
HESS
,
SCHULTZ
,
and
SANDS
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
an
individual’s
right
to
2
acquire,
keep,
possess,
transport,
carry,
transfer,
and
use
3
arms.
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Right
to
acquire,
keep,
possess,
transport,
carry,
transfer,
5
and
use
arms.
SEC.
1A.
The
right
of
an
individual
to
acquire,
6
keep,
possess,
transport,
carry,
transfer,
and
use
arms
to
7
defend
life
and
liberty
and
for
all
other
legitimate
purposes
8
is
fundamental
and
shall
not
be
infringed
upon
or
denied.
9
Mandatory
licensing,
registration,
or
special
taxation
as
a
10
condition
of
the
exercise
of
this
right
is
prohibited,
and
any
11
other
restriction
shall
be
subject
to
strict
scrutiny.
12
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
13
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
14
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
15
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly
and
the
secretary
16
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
same
to
be
published
for
17
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
18
as
provided
by
law.
19
EXPLANATION
20
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
21
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
providing
that
the
right
of
22
an
individual
to
acquire,
keep,
possess,
transport,
carry,
23
transfer,
and
use
arms
to
defend
life
and
liberty
and
for
all
24
other
legitimate
purposes
is
fundamental
and
shall
not
be
25
infringed
upon
or
denied.
Mandatory
licensing,
registration,
26
or
special
taxation
as
a
condition
of
the
exercise
of
this
27
right
is
prohibited,
and
any
other
restriction
shall
be
subject
28
to
strict
scrutiny.
29
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
30
next
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time
before
being
31
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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