Right to Hunt & Fish Amendment
Right to Hunt & Fish Amendment Facts at a Glance
Right to Hunt and Fish (RTHF) amendments work to protect against future threats to the right to hunt and fish that do not exist today.
The right to hunt and fish has roots in America even before 1776. Historically, the English game laws made hunting a monopoly of those privileged to do so by the Crown, and imposed draconian penalties, by contrast, the American colonists were free to hunt.
22 states recognize the Right to Hunt and Fish (RTHF) in their constitutions. NRA has worked hard to secure these rights and will continue to fight for these rights in all states.
In 20 of the 22 states RTHF amendments were approved by the voters.
The rest of the RTHF states—Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming have passed since 1996.
Florida and New Hampshire statutorily recognize the right to hunt and fish.
California and Rhode Island constitutionally guarantee the right to hunt but not fish.
Alaska’s constitutional language is considered by some to guarantee the RTHF because of its strong case law history
Friday, April 28, 2000
Two Responses to Attorney General Elliot Spitzer
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Seven police firearm manufacturers and the National Shooting Sports Foundation -- the organization that represents gun makers -- ...
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Thursday, April 20, 2000
Columnist Jacob Sullum considers the implications of Smith & Wesson`s "clarification" of its gun control alliance with the ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2000
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland declared illegal a program demanding that certain licensed dealers ...
Thursday, April 13, 2000
In further proof that Democratic Congressional leaders only want gun control as a campaign issue, another attempt by ...
Thursday, April 13, 2000
Realizing that mandatory gun storage legislation lacked support among Ohio state lawmakers, the bill`s backers announced Wednesday that ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2000
While President Clinton was engaged in "the theatre of press conference politics," the U.S. House of Representatives voted ...
Saturday, April 8, 2000
Noel Weyrich, journalist for Philadelphia`s "city paper," is hardly a fan of the NRA, but after investigating the ...
