MO Supreme Court to Consider Right of Non-Violent Felons to Bear Arms

By Dean Weingarten

The Missouri Supreme Court will determine if they will uphold Amendment 5, which was passed by an overwhelming majority of the people last year. The amendment states that the right to keep and bear arms is a unalienable right and that the state government is obligated to uphold that right. Seem straightforward. Lower courts have ruled that Amendment 5 meant what it said in its clear language. The City of St. Louis claims that it really isn’t clear at all … because guns. But under Missouri law, judges aren’t allowed wiggle room to declare that a right only applies in a few rare circumstances, or that some fuzzy state purpose overrides that right . . .

The case hinges on whether Amendment 5 allows non-violent felons to own firearms.

From komo.com:

“Section 23. That the right of every citizen to keep and bear arms, ammunition, and accessories typical to the normal function of such arms, in defense of his home, person, family and property, or when lawfully summoned in aid of the civil power, shall not be questioned. The rights guaranteed by this section shall be unalienable. Any restriction on these rights shall be …Read the Rest

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