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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to remove legislative |
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authority to regulate the wearing of arms. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 23, Article I, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 23. Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear |
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arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State[; but the
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Legislature shall have power, by law, to regulate the wearing of
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arms, with a view to prevent crime]. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2015. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment removing the state |
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constitutional authority of the legislature to regulate the wearing |
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of arms." |