JACKSON — Mississippi voters Tuesday approved a proposal to enshrine hunting and fishing as rights in the state’s constitution.
The issue was placed on the ballot at the urging of hunting groups and lawmakers concerned about animal rights groups’ campaigns in other parts of the country against hunting game. Animal rights groups reject those claims.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the constitutions of 17 states guarantee the right to hunt and fish.
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