Vote for No. 2

Support the Second Amendment. Vote yes on Amendment No. 2.

The landmark Second Amendment cases Heller and McDonald were decided by a one vote majority. Four U.S. Supreme Court Justices disagreed that the Second Amendment protects our fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms dissents have already been written that create roadmaps for the future destruction of our rights.

With that in mind, the proposed improvements to Article 1, Section 11 of the Louisiana Constitution Right to Keep And Bear Arms-are needed now not just to stand up to rights infringing judges, but also to revise currently defective state law.

The Louisiana Supreme Court has said this right may be restricted if a majority in the Legislature thinks it reasonable to do so rendering the current provision in Article 1, Section 11 meaningless. Further, the current Louisiana Constitution allows the Legislature to completely ban the carrying of a concealed firearm, even in ones own home.

For these reasons, the NRA has worked with Gov. Bobby Jindal, state Sen. Neil Riser, state Rep. Chris Broadwater and others in the Legislature to overwhelmingly pass a Constitutional Amendment during the 2012 legislative session. This amendment will provide the strongest state protection for our right to keep and bear arms in the nation. The language reads:

The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms is fundamental and shall not be infringed. Any restriction on this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.

Strict scrutiny is the most stringent standard of judicial review used by United States courts. It is part of the hierarchy of standards that courts use to weigh the governments interest against a constitutional right or principle.

The lesser standards are rational basis review and exacting or intermediate scrutiny. These standards are used to test statutes and government action at all levels of government within the United States.

The language is historic, and will send a message nationwide that Louisiana stands at the forefront of states that will not tolerate infringements on our fundamental right to keep and bear arms.

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