Attorney General No.
SA2003RF0061
Secretary of State No.
1026
Description
RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends the California Constitution to add a personal right to acquire and possess arms for defense of self, family, and home. Requires state to prove a compelling government interest for any action regulating the keeping and bearing of arms. Provides that all county, city, and local government action on this subject is preempted by state law and this amendment. Allows the state to continue regulating the acquisition or possession of arms by felons, minors, mentally incompetent persons, or persons subject to restraining orders based on their violent conduct. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: This measure would result in unknown, potential costs to the state and unknown net fiscal effects on local governments.
Proponents
Donald Kilmer, Law Office of Donald Kilmer, 1261 Lincoln Avenue, Ste. 111, San Jose, CA, 95125-3030, (408) 998-8489
Date
1-20-2004
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. California Initiative 1026 (2004).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1183