Arkansas Issue No. 2 — Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment
Ballot measure · November 3, 2026
- What it does
- Popular Name: A Constitutional Amendment to Amend Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, § 5, to Protect the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Ballot Title: AN AMENDMENT TO THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS FOR THEIR COMMON DEFENSE, FOR LAWFUL HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL USE, AND FOR ANY OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSE; PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS INCLUDES WITHOUT LIMITATION THE POSSESSION AND USE OF AMMUNITION, FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AND FIREARM COMPONENTS; AND PROVIDING THAT THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS IS A NATURAL, FUNDAMENTAL, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHT THAT SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.
- A YES vote means
- A yes vote amends Article 2, Section 5 of the Arkansas Constitution to state that the right to keep and bear arms covers lawful hunting, recreation and any lawful purpose, includes ammunition, firearm accessories and components, and is a natural, fundamental, individual right that shall not be infringed.
- A NO vote means
- A no vote leaves the current constitutional text, which protects the right to keep and bear arms for the common defense, unchanged.
- Needed to pass
- A simple majority
- Put on the ballot by
- the Legislature
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