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Show Against Q Official Ballot Title: Shall Article I, Section 0, of the State Constitution be amended to state that the individual right to keep and bear arms for the security and defense of the individual, family, others, property, or for other lawful purposes shall not be infringed, but the Legislature may define the lawful use of Proposition No. 5 arms. RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS AMENDMENT Vote cast by the members of the 1984 Legislature on final passage. HOUSE (75 members): Yeas, 63, Nays, 1, Absent or not voting, 11 SENATE (29 members)- Yeas, 26; Nays, 1 Absent or not voting & 2 ft firiffiliiUTilrfi rif (HfiH'iir friWtr IMPARTLL ANALYSIS The proposed amendment deletes the provision tt the legislature to regulate the exercise of the right t and instead gives the legislature the right to define Proposal The Utah Constitution in Article 1, Section 6 guarantees the people the right to bear arms for their security and defense. This ,.i a f j ,v The changes in this proposed n Mithe current Utah laws which forbid p" i weapons to criminals, drug addin- of and no use ,un other illegal persons However, further legislation conn-- o would be limited to defining "t 530 P. 2d 813 1974). - ,t u i i..m i r n, ,i u i, t d ;jie r. lawful ; i i to i.'-- m , l- - f aom-- pa.nl t , Effective Date The proposed amendment defines the right to bear arms further by adding language which specifies the right as an individual right of the people to keep as well as bear arms. The revision lists the things for which keeping and bearing arms for security and defense may be used. These include: (1) self, (2) family, (3) others, (4) property, or (5) the state, and other lawful The , if approved b thevoters would t,i ff ; ,. beginning January 1, 1985. . Fiscal Effect The proposed revision of any significant fiscal impact purposes. 27- rtn ! 1. vr, , is of arms. section also gives the legislature the authority to regulate the exercise of this right by law. The Utah Supreme Court has interpreted this section to indicate that it gives to the legislature the authority to forbid possession of dangerous weapons by those who are not citizens, who have been convicted of crimes, who are addicted to drugs, or who are mentally incompetent (State v. Beanhia s ii -- I . , |