1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	 proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, protecting as 
1.3 	fundamental, the right of individuals to keep and bear arms for defense of life 
1.4 	and liberty and for all other legitimate purposes.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.7 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to the people. If the 
1.8 	amendment is adopted, a section shall be added to article I, to read:

1.9 	Sec. 18. The right of individuals to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and 
1.10 	use arms for defense of life and liberty, and for all other legitimate purposes is fundamental 
1.11 	and shall not be denied or infringed, and any restriction must be subjected to strict scrutiny.

1.12 	Sec. 2. SUBMISSION TO VOTERS.
 1.13 	The proposed amendment must be submitted to the people at the 2012 general 
1.14 	election. The question submitted must be:
1.15 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to protect as fundamental the right 
1.16 	of individuals to keep, carry, and use arms for defense of life and liberty, and for all 
1.17 	other legitimate purposes?

1.18		Yes 
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1.19		No ........"