Arkansas restores constitutional carry - no permit or license needed to carry a weapon, openly or concealed (legal, accuse)
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The Arkansas govt finally remembered that the Constitution forbids any govt from making laws restricting or prohibiting law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons, either openly or concealed. And they made a law agreeing with it.
Arkansas restores constitutional carry – no permit or license required to carry weapons
June 13, 2013
Starting next month Arkansas will join Vermont, Alaska, Wyoming and Arizona as a “Constitutional Carry” state. This means that no permit or license will be required to carry weapons, either openly or concealed for lawful purposes.
Arkansas law will handle people carrying guns the same way many state laws handle possession of “tools of burglary”. Normally you can get away with carrying common hand tools anywhere you otherwise have a right to be. But if you are caught trying to use them in an attempt at breaking and entering or even trespassing you can be charged with a crime based on obvious intent to use that tool in furtherance of a crime. This is an excellent way to deal with people carrying guns. As long as you are not harming, or attempting to harm others with a weapon then possession alone should not be a crime.
The burden of proof has shifted to the accuser (the state) who now has to prove that you are up to no good rather than you simply have the POTENTIAL for crime based on ready access to a weapon.
The Arkansas govt finally remembered that the Constitution forbids any govt from making laws restricting or prohibiting law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons, either openly or concealed. And they made a law agreeing with it.
Arkansas restores constitutional carry – no permit or license required to carry weapons
June 13, 2013
Starting next month Arkansas will join Vermont, Alaska, Wyoming and Arizona as a “Constitutional Carry” state. This means that no permit or license will be required to carry weapons, either openly or concealed for lawful purposes.
Arkansas law will handle people carrying guns the same way many state laws handle possession of “tools of burglary”. Normally you can get away with carrying common hand tools anywhere you otherwise have a right to be. But if you are caught trying to use them in an attempt at breaking and entering or even trespassing you can be charged with a crime based on obvious intent to use that tool in furtherance of a crime. This is an excellent way to deal with people carrying guns. As long as you are not harming, or attempting to harm others with a weapon then possession alone should not be a crime.
The burden of proof has shifted to the accuser (the state) who now has to prove that you are up to no good rather than you simply have the POTENTIAL for crime based on ready access to a weapon.
I'm pretty sure you still have to get a permit to carry a gun in Arkansas.
And the new law is simply not definitive. Personally, I think that's bad law-making. A law should be clear and unequivocal. Otherwise, you're simply leaving it to judges to determine what the law's intent and meaning is.
I'm pretty sure you still have to get a permit to carry a gun in Arkansas.
Arkansas law now says you're committing an offense, only if you carry with intent of using the gun unlawfully as a weapon against a person.
IOW, if you just have it in your pocket, or in a holster, you're not committing an offense.
It makes open carry or concealed carry, legal. You're only breaking the law if you threaten somebody or shoot somebody. Which is the way it ought to be.
Arkansas law now says you're committing an offense, only if you carry with intent of using the gun unlawfully as a weapon against a person.
IOW, if you just have it in your pocket, or in a holster, you're not committing an offense.
It makes open carry or concealed carry, legal. You're only breaking the law if you threaten somebody or shoot somebody. Which is the way it ought to be.
Right.
Which is why the last sentence in Act 746 is: "Carrying is a Class A misdemeanor."
And the state of Arkansas makes money on those permits. Do you think the legislature wanted to give up that revenue stream. Not likely.
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The Arkansas govt finally remembered that the Constitution forbids any govt from making laws restricting or prohibiting law-abiding citizens from carrying weapons, either openly or concealed. And they made a law agreeing with it.
Really?
What part of the Constitution mentions law-abiding citizens and concealed carry?
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The same part that says we're one nation under god.
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Arkansas restores constitutional carry - no permit or license needed to carry a weapon, openly or concealed
