Curious about your State's Constitution re: Guns? Link inside...

State Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms Provisions

Prof. Eugene Volokh, UCLA Law School *

Now available in published form at State Constitutional Rights to Keep and Bear Arms, 11 Texas Rev. of Law & Politics 191 (2006).

www2.law.ucla.edu...

For all those curious about what their particular state's stance is on guns.

Just a list by state on their portion of the state constitution about the right to bear arms.

For information purposes...

Washington: The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men. Art. I, § 24 (enacted 1889).

Interesting. I can defend myself or the state but I can't hire mercenaries to protect my company or myself. That seems like a weird way for them to word that

reply to post by Mrgone


Well, it would be a bit freaky to see a corporation hire Blackwater/Xe types and start pulling what some did in Iraq and Afghanistan for security purposes.

There is a novella in that idea somewhere... "When Corporations have Armies"

I'm in texas, think I am pretty good lol

But it is worth knowing and looking up

reply to post by th3onetruth


I thought I was living in Virginia... apparently there is room for debate.

West Virginia is only 20 minutes away.... Hmmm....

[Art.] 2-a. [The Bearing of Arms.] All persons have the right to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves, their families, their property and the state.

nh.gov

Originally posted by Mrgone
Washington: The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or corporations to organize, maintain or employ an armed body of men. Art. I, § 24 (enacted 1889).

Interesting. I can defend myself or the state but I can't hire mercenaries to protect my company or myself. That seems like a weird way for them to word that

This means no militia's bud...