Measure #42
Request for Official Opposition to any
Proposed Limitation on Possession of Firearms
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Ballot Title: An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a declaration and
request by the people of Colorado that all elected public officials of the state oppose the
adoption or ratification of any United Nations treaty or other binding international
agreement that impairs, restricts, or regulates the right to keep and bear arms, as
described in section 13 of the Bill of Rights of the state constitution.
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Text of Proposal:
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Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:
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Article II, the Bill of Rights of the state constitution, is amended BY THE ADDITION
OF A NEW SECTION to read:
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Section 32. International Treaties
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The people of Colorado declare and request that all elected public officials in the state,
including all state legislators, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, United States
Representatives and United States Senators, oppose by all means available to them as
elected officials the adoption or ratification of any United Nations treaty or other binding
international agreement which impairs, restricts or regulates the right to keep and bear
arms protected by section 13 of this Bill of Rights.
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