Iowa: House Passes Right to Keep and Bear Arms Constitutional Amendment

By NRAHQ

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- On March 19^th, the Iowa state House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 2009 by a vote of 54-42 to propose an amendment to the state Constitution affirming and recognizing the right of Iowans’ to keep and bear arms as a fundamental individual right.

Authored by Representative Matt Windschitl (R-17), HJR 2009 will need to pass this year and next before a constitutional amendment is put on the ballot for Iowa voters to decide in 2020.

Currently, Iowa is one of six states that do not have a right to keep and bear arms amendment in its state Constitution, including California, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York.

Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org and your email inbox for further updates on issues affecting your Second Amendment rights in Iowa.

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