Legal Opinion
State v. Eberhardt
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 1, 2014No. Nos. 2013-KK-2306, 2014-KA-0209PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
|TIn 2012 by a seventy-three percent majority the people voted to amend Article I, Section 11 of the Louisiana Constitution, effective December 10, 2012, which now provides:
The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms is fundamental and shall not be infringed. Any restriction of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
Prior to its amendment this article provided that, “The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged, but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on the person.”
The purpose of the amendment…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Burson v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by34 opinions
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