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Our call — vote YES
The measure
Issue 2 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It would provide that the right to keep and bear arms in Arkansas is a natural, fundamental, and individual right that shall not be infringed.
What YES does
A YES vote elevates the arms right in the state constitution to expressly natural, fundamental, and individual status — the strongest framing a state constitution offers against future infringement by statute or regulation.
What NO does
A NO vote leaves Arkansas's existing arms provision without this strengthened natural-and-fundamental-right language.
The math
No fiscal effect was published in the sources consulted, and the amendment creates no program or spending.
OUR CALL
Our call: YES.
The right to keep and bear arms is not a grant from government; this amendment says so in so many words. Calling it natural, fundamental, and individual puts Arkansas law where the Second Amendment already points and raises the bar for any future restriction. That is exactly what a state constitution is for.
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Sources: Ballotpedia, 2026 ballot measures (ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures) — Issue 2 summary.
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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