Posted on 12/09/2010 3:47:42 AM PST by marktwain
Arkansas has now made it official - House Bill 1051 was pre-filed Tuesday by Representative Denny Altes of Fort Smith. HB1051, appropriately titled the Defensive Carry Restoration Act (DCRA), will restore the rights of citizens to freely carry handguns for self-defense.
This legislation (which will not affect the current Concealed Handgun Carry License Law in any way) is designed to allow open carry by the people of Arkansas without requiring an expensive permit. The carrying of a concealed firearm without a permit, however, will still be deemed illegal.
As I wrote about yesterday, the poor of this state will finally have their Second Amendment rights returned to them (upon passage of DCRA). No longer will the people of this state be required to wait weeks and months for the privilege of defending their lives. A right guaranteed to them by the Arkansas state constitution and by the Second Amendment will be restored. The meaning of the “journey” section of current handgun law will not be brought into question. This journey law and the phrase “otherwise readily available for use with a purpose to employ… as a weapon against a person” will not be in danger of being enforced at the whims and discretion of law enforcement. The carry law will be clear and concise for all (at least for openly carried handguns).
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
Later.
Watch out for more bills to be filed in the upcoming Arkansas Legislator.
Hoping it passes.
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