State Rights as pertains (and protects) to firearm ownership
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/IB59.pdf
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Constitution of Kentucky
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and
religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the
continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish
this Constitution.
BILL OF RIGHTS
That the great and essential principles of liberty and
free government may be recognized and established, we
declare that:
.
Section 1. Rights of life, liberty, worship, pursuit
of safety and happiness, free speech, acquiring and
protecting property, peaceable assembly, redress of
grievances, bearing arms. All men are, by nature, free
and equal, and have certain inherent and inalienable
rights, among which may be reckoned:
First: The right of enjoying and defending their lives
and liberties.
Third: The right of seeking and pursuing their safety
and happiness.
Fifth: The right of acquiring and protecting
property.
Seventh: The right to bear arms in defense of
themselves and of the State, subject to the power of the
General Assembly to enact laws to prevent persons
from carrying concealed weapons.
Section 4. Power inherent in the people – Right to
alter, reform, or abolish government. All power is
inherent in the people, and all free governments are
founded on their authority and instituted for their peace,
safety, happiness and the protection of property. For the
advancement of these ends, they have at all times an
inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or
abolish their government in such manner as they may
deem proper.
Section 10. Security from search and seizure –
Conditions of issuance of warrant. The people shall
be secure in their persons, houses, papers and
possessions, from unreasonable search and seizure; and
no warrant shall issue to search any place, or seize any
person or thing, without describing them as nearly as
may be, nor without probable cause supported by oath
or affirmation.
Section 223. Safekeeping of public arms, military
records, relics, and banners. The General Assembly
shall provide for the safekeeping of the public arms,
military records, relics and banners of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Section 225. Armed men not to be brought into
State – Exception. No armed person or bodies of men
shall be brought into this State for the preservation of
the peace or the suppression of domestic violence,
except upon the application of the General Assembly,
or of the Governor when the General Assembly may
not be in session.
Section 255A. Personal right to hunt, fish, and
harvest wildlife – Limitations. The citizens of
Kentucky have the personal right to hunt, fish, and
harvest wildlife, using traditional methods, subject only
to statutes enacted by the Legislature, and to
administrative regulations adopted by the designated
state agency to promote wildlife conservation and
management and to preserve the future of hunting and
fishing. Public hunting and fishing shall be a preferred
means of managing and controlling wildlife. This
section shall not be construed to modify any provision
of law relating to trespass, property rights, or the
regulation of commercial activities.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/IB59.pdf
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Constitution of Kentucky
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
grateful to Almighty God for the civil, political and
religious liberties we enjoy, and invoking the
continuance of these blessings, do ordain and establish
this Constitution.
BILL OF RIGHTS
That the great and essential principles of liberty and
free government may be recognized and established, we
declare that:
.
Section 1. Rights of life, liberty, worship, pursuit
of safety and happiness, free speech, acquiring and
protecting property, peaceable assembly, redress of
grievances, bearing arms. All men are, by nature, free
and equal, and have certain inherent and inalienable
rights, among which may be reckoned:
First: The right of enjoying and defending their lives
and liberties.
Third: The right of seeking and pursuing their safety
and happiness.
Fifth: The right of acquiring and protecting
property.
Seventh: The right to bear arms in defense of
themselves and of the State, subject to the power of the
General Assembly to enact laws to prevent persons
from carrying concealed weapons.
Section 4. Power inherent in the people – Right to
alter, reform, or abolish government. All power is
inherent in the people, and all free governments are
founded on their authority and instituted for their peace,
safety, happiness and the protection of property. For the
advancement of these ends, they have at all times an
inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or
abolish their government in such manner as they may
deem proper.
Section 10. Security from search and seizure –
Conditions of issuance of warrant. The people shall
be secure in their persons, houses, papers and
possessions, from unreasonable search and seizure; and
no warrant shall issue to search any place, or seize any
person or thing, without describing them as nearly as
may be, nor without probable cause supported by oath
or affirmation.
Section 223. Safekeeping of public arms, military
records, relics, and banners. The General Assembly
shall provide for the safekeeping of the public arms,
military records, relics and banners of the
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Section 225. Armed men not to be brought into
State – Exception. No armed person or bodies of men
shall be brought into this State for the preservation of
the peace or the suppression of domestic violence,
except upon the application of the General Assembly,
or of the Governor when the General Assembly may
not be in session.
Section 255A. Personal right to hunt, fish, and
harvest wildlife – Limitations. The citizens of
Kentucky have the personal right to hunt, fish, and
harvest wildlife, using traditional methods, subject only
to statutes enacted by the Legislature, and to
administrative regulations adopted by the designated
state agency to promote wildlife conservation and
management and to preserve the future of hunting and
fishing. Public hunting and fishing shall be a preferred
means of managing and controlling wildlife. This
section shall not be construed to modify any provision
of law relating to trespass, property rights, or the
regulation of commercial activities.