sopranos27
Regular Member
I sent an email to Denny Altes and Stephen Meeks about an Open Carry Bill in Arkansas and thought I'd share Stephen's response:
Mr. Westover,
Thank you for contacting me. I’ve been getting a lot of e-mail on the second amendment. I am a support of the gun rights. Rep. Altes has already approached me about his Open Carry Bill. I have not yet signed on as a co-sponsor and may eventually do so and would vote in favor of it.
Rep. Stephen Meeks
Arkansas State Representative – District 67
To stay updated on happenings in the Legislature follow me on twitter: @RepStephenMeeks or Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenmeeks
I also found an article back in 2011 when it got shot down and found the following very interesting:
"State Police, Arkansas sheriffs and Arkansas chiefs opposed the bill. A State Police spokesman said the gun lobbyist's claim of 43 states with open carry was incorrect — only 11 have unlimited open carry. The State Police said officers don't have time or means to check when they encounter a gun-carrying person in a traffic stop or elsewhere whether they are responsible weapons owners."
It would seem because the State Police do not have the time to check the guns on each encounter they can just completely infringe on our right 2nd Amendment right. Hopefully this Bill will pass as it appears that Arkansas is finally coming out of the stone age.
Mr. Westover,
Thank you for contacting me. I’ve been getting a lot of e-mail on the second amendment. I am a support of the gun rights. Rep. Altes has already approached me about his Open Carry Bill. I have not yet signed on as a co-sponsor and may eventually do so and would vote in favor of it.
Rep. Stephen Meeks
Arkansas State Representative – District 67
To stay updated on happenings in the Legislature follow me on twitter: @RepStephenMeeks or Facebook: www.facebook.com/stephenmeeks
I also found an article back in 2011 when it got shot down and found the following very interesting:
"State Police, Arkansas sheriffs and Arkansas chiefs opposed the bill. A State Police spokesman said the gun lobbyist's claim of 43 states with open carry was incorrect — only 11 have unlimited open carry. The State Police said officers don't have time or means to check when they encounter a gun-carrying person in a traffic stop or elsewhere whether they are responsible weapons owners."
It would seem because the State Police do not have the time to check the guns on each encounter they can just completely infringe on our right 2nd Amendment right. Hopefully this Bill will pass as it appears that Arkansas is finally coming out of the stone age.
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