Louisiana Supreme Court justices are considering the residual and likely unintended effects of the constitutional amendment that voters overwhelmingly approved last year to make gun ownership a "fundamental" right. The question is whether the amended Constitution lets convicted felons possess firearms, an act that is forbidden by the state criminal code.
Read the article: The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La.)
Louisiana: State Supreme Court to hear argument on law barring felons from guns is constitutional
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