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MONTGOMERY, AL (AP) -
An Alabama legislator has proposed a measure that would make the
right to bear arms a fundamental right in the Alabama Constitution.
That right is already in the U.S. Constitution as
the Second Amendment. Republican Rep. Mike Jones of Andalusia told the
Web site al.com his proposal would allow state voters to make it part of the state
constitution. He said this would make it more difficult for state courts
to restrict the right to gun ownership.
Jones said if approved his proposal would also add
language to the Alabama Constitution barring international treaties or
laws from interfering with the right to bear arms.
The proposed amendment will be considered by lawmakers during the 2013 session that begins Feb. 5.
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