The Des Moines Register notes that Iowa is one of just over a handful of states that lack any state-level constitutional protection for the right to keep and bear arms.
In November, Iowans will vote for or against the adoption of a constitutional amendment which recognizes the right to keep and bear arms as "fundamental."
The amendment says: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny."
The proposed amendment explicitly recognizes the right to keep and bear arms as an individual right, whereas that recognition is implicit in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
