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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided February 7, 1997Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Laura McClure State Representative, 119th District State Capitol, Room 278-W Topeka, Kansas 66612

Dear Representative McClure:

As representative for the 119th district you ask whether, under the federal constitution or the federal bill of rights, the citizens of Kansas currently have a right to carry a concealed weapon.

Kansas has a long history of prohibiting the carrying of a concealed weapon. As of 1867 Kansas law banned any person "not engaged in any legitimate business, any person under the influence of intoxicating drink, and any person who has ever borne arms against the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. Robertson v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  5. Presser v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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