Four States Vote Tuesday on Pro-Gun Ballot Measures

Four states have pro-gun measures on Tuesday's ballot, and Bearing Arms reports that even The Trace, the anti-gun outlet, couldn't find an anti-gun initiative among them to complain about.

Key points

• Arkansas Issue 2 would amend the state constitution to protect ammunition, firearm accessories, and components "without limitation," adding that the right to keep and bear arms is a "natural, fundamental, and individual right." It builds on Arkansas's existing 1868 state Second Amendment.
• Who's behind it: Republican State Rep. Matt Duffield introduced the measure in April 2025, calling the right to bear arms "a citizen's last line of defense against tyranny."
• Expected outcome: Pollsters expect Issue 2 to pass overwhelmingly, despite gun-control advocates warning the "without limitation" language could be used to challenge felon and domestic-abuser possession bans.
• Idaho's state gun vote: Voters choose among six firearms (four rifles, two handguns) for an official state gun, following Utah's 2011 lead and ten other states. The Legislature still has to formalize the winner afterward.
• Also on the ballot: A Massachusetts repeal effort targeting recent gun laws and a Colorado pro-hunting initiative round out the four measures.

Quick take

Bearing Arms argues Arkansas's measure matters most long-term, since courts increasingly try to narrow what counts as "arms" to uphold bans on magazines or suppressors — language like this closes that door for the future. Idaho's state-gun vote is pure fun with no real legal weight, but the piece makes the case that every one of these measures, hunting included, is worth winning if it protects the broader right.

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