Measure on the ballot in the 2022 Iowa General Election in Iowa.
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Get StartedProvides that the right of the people of Iowa to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes the right to keep and bear arms as a fundamental right. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
A "yes" vote supports amending the Constitution of Iowa by adding a new section guaranteeing the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
A "no" vote opposes amending the Constitution of Iowa by adding a new section guaranteeing the right of the people to keep and bear arms.
"We have found that liberal judges are willing to just take away your right to keep and bear arms, the individual right. This is an attempt to do everything we can to make that harder to do." - State Sen. Julian Garrett, in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
""The proposed amendment is an overreach of the right to ""keep and bear arms"". It is not simply the US Second Amendment. The ""subject to strict scrutiny"" language is too extreme and could severely hinder any efforts for common sense gun laws. It could lead to costly court challenges of current laws. We find it unacceptable that pro-gun groups have centered on the ""rights"" of gun-owning citizens over and against the safety of the general public. We think Iowans have the right not to get shot."" - Iowans for Gun Safety, in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"Not many of you have ever had to sit and look down the barrel of a gun. I have, on a number of occasions. When you are placing strict scrutiny into the Constitution, you're going to be diminishing our laws that are on the books. To me, this is going to make law enforcement more dangerous." - State Senator and former Johnson County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Kevin Kinney, in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"We're just trying to keep our fundamental rights our natural rights not to let some legislative body or lower court or something like that interfere with that." - John McLaughlin, Chair of the Iowa Firearms Coalition, in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section: Right to keep and bear arms. Sec. 1A. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
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