STATE OF NEW YORK
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1427
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 7, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. SALAND, BONACIC, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER,
SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to the constitution in relation to the right to
keep and bear arms
1 Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That article 20 of the
2 constitution be renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
3 read as follows:
4 ARTICLE XX
5 Right to Keep and Bear Arms
6 Section 1. The people shall have the right to keep and bear arms for
7 the defense of themselves and the state, for lawful hunting and recre-
8 ational use, and for any other lawful purposes, and no county, munici-
9 pality or other political subdivision of the state shall regulate, in
10 any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.
11 § 2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing amendment
12 be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the
13 next succeeding general election of members of the Assembly, and, in
14 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution be published
15 for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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