The Republican legislators of Kansas have a problem.
Each year, they need to pass something to show how pro-gun they are (lest any of us forget) to demonstrate their undying fealty to the NRA and keep gun money flowing to their campaign coffers.
The problem is, they’ve already gone so far that there’s little, if any, room left for getting more and heavier weapons off store shelves and into the streets.
So this year, they’ve come up with the House Concurrent Resolution No. 5020.
The measure would amend the Kansas Constitution to establish a “natural and fundamental right” for us to wander around armed to the teeth for no particular reason.
For the record, state law already allows any Kansan who can own a gun to carry it concealed pretty much anywhere they want, without any training or permit. It’s called “constitutional carry,” and the Legislature passed it in 2015.
The more pernicious part of the proposed amendment would add a “natural and fundamental right” to the “possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components.”