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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday approved a reworked bill that aims to preempt federal gun restrictions following objections from the governor, law enforcement and prosecutors that a previous proposal went too far and jeopardized public safety.
The new legislation declares invalid in the state any federal gun restrictions enacted on or after Jan. 1, 2021, that violate the constitutional right to bear arms. The House voted 79-20 along party lines to send the measure to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, moments after the Senate approved the bill.
Republicans in Arkansas and elsewhere have been pushing to block federal gun restrictions despite questions about the constitutionality of such measures citing fears of new gun control measures under President Joe Biden s administration.
Gov. Hutchinson to sign reworked bill nullifying gun restrictions
The new legislation declares invalid in the state any federal gun restrictions enacted on or after Jan. 1, 2021, that violate the constitutional right to bear arms. Author: Associated Press Updated: 1:23 PM CDT April 28, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday approved a reworked bill that aims to preempt federal gun restrictions following objections from the governor, law enforcement and prosecutors that a previous proposal went too far and jeopardized public safety.
The new legislation declares invalid in the state any federal gun restrictions enacted on or after Jan. 1, 2021, that violate the constitutional right to bear arms. The House voted 79-20 along party lines to send the measure to Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, moments after the Senate approved the bill.
Arkansas governor to sign bill nullifying gun restrictions
by Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 28, 2021 11:41 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 28, 2021 at 11:44 am EDT
FILE - In this July 20, 2020 file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson removes his mask before a briefing at the state capitol in Little Rock. Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, approved a reworked bill that aims to preempt federal gun restrictions following objections from the governor, law enforcement and prosecutors that a previous proposal went too far and jeopardized public safety. (Staci Vandagriff/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday that he’ll sign a bill that would bar state and local law officers from helping enforce new and future federal gun restrictions a move critics say would be unconstitutional and create confusion about which gun limits the state does recognize.
Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill That Bans Federal Gun Laws Violating Right to Bear Arms
On 4/28/21 at 3:59 PM EDT
The Arkansas legislature has passed a bill that aims to ban federal gun restrictions in the state that violate the right to bear arms.
The legislation declares federal gun restrictions that violate the Second Amendment, enacted on or after January 1, 2021, invalid in the state. According to the Associated Press, the bill was approved in the Arkansas Senate and was voted 79-20 along party lines in the House.
The bill will now head to Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson s desk, and he is expected to sign it.