Czech Republic Doubles Down on Gun Rights With New Constitutional Amendment

The Czech Chamber of Deputies have approved a constitutional amendment that explicitly gives citizens the right to use firearms when necessary to protect one’s life. The proposal, first submitted by Martin Červíček (ODS) last year, is based on cementing the right to self-protection, which he says is the most basic human right. “The change thus proposes an explicit right to protection of life, and it stipulates that it may be with weapons.” “Given the importance of the right to life, which is the most fundamental right, the proposal considers it appropriate to symbolically raise this right to the constitutional level,” the memorandum reads. The Senate has decided that the country’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms should have a provision

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