Wisconsin Question 2, also known as the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act, was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on the November 3, 1998 election ballot in Wisconsin, where it was approved.
Election results
| Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 1,205,873 | 73.9% |
| No | 425,052 | 26.1% |
Official results via: The Wisconsin Blue Book 1999-2000
Text of measure
The question on the ballot was:
Right to keep and bear arms. Shall section 25 of article I of the constitution be created to declare that the people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose?[2]
Constitutional changes
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[Article I] Section 25. The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose.[2]
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Path to the ballot
- First Legislative Approval: AJR 53 & JR 27 (1995)
- Second Legislative Approval: AJR 11& JR 21 (1997)[1]
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