Reps. MAGNUSON and FRY propose the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 3096 (COUNCIL\AHB\3096C004.BH.AHB21):

Reference is to Printer's Date 3/17/21-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/SECTION ___. Chapter 31, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 9

Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act

Section 23-31-910. This article may be referred to as the 'Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act'.

Section 23-31-920.The General Assembly finds that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects an individual 's right to openly carry firearms, to 'keep and bear arms' and to further provide that the right to keep and bear arms may not be infringed.

Section 23-31-930.( A) Notwithstanding another provision of law:

(1) no public funds of this State, or any political subdivision of this State, shall be allocated for the implementation, regulation, or enforcement of any executive order, or directive issued by the President of the United States or an act of the United States Congress that contradicts the provisions of this act relating to Constitutional Carry, or that otherwise regulates the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories if passed after January 1, 2021; and

(2) no personnel or property of this State, or any political subdivision of this State, shall be allocated to the implementation, regulation, or enforcement of any executive order, or directive issued by the President of the United States that contradicts the provisions of this act relating to Constitutional Carry, or that regulates the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunitions, or firearm accessories if passed after January 1, 2021.

(B) For purposes of this section, 'firearm' has the same meaning as defined in Section 23-31-1050(3)." /