Arkansas stand your ground amendment aims to protect shooters in gun-free zones
February 20, 20211:32 pm PUSHING FORWARD: Rep. Aaron Pilkington plans to file an amendment to his stand your ground bill Monday.
The controversial stand your ground bill already defeated once this legislative session is back on the agenda for Tuesday, and with a new twist. A proposed amendment would allow killers to invoke the stand your ground defense even if they shoot someone in a place where guns are legally prohibited.
Members of the gun rights group Gun Owners of Arkansas opposed a previous version of the NRA-backed Senate Bill 24, but say they worked with sponsor
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) â Dozens of state and religious leaders, as well as activists from across Arkansas, rallied at the Capitol Sunday to express concerns against the proposed stand your ground legislation.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Ozark, ends the duty to retreat when using physical or deadly force. SB 24 sailed through the senate on a 27-7 vote, but not before a heated debate that came down to race, your rights to defend yourself, and some arguing the current law is fine as is.
Ballinger argued that the current law on the books contains ambiguous language. This is not a license to kill, this does not give you the ability to shoot first and answer questions later, this is the same policy that is in place in the majority of other states,â said Ballinger.
Complaint: Mask rule not being enforced at Capitol
February 2, 202110:14 am
It will not be a surprise to hear that people who go to the Capitol for the legislative session include tribalists who refuse to wear face coverings. People with greater concern for their health and that of others aren’t happy about it.
A letter from a grassroots group,
the Citizens First Congress, to the leaders of the House and Senate:
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Thank you for mandating masks, requiring social distancing, and the other precautions you are taking to protect public health during this pandemic-impacted legislative session.
We have a couple of concerns we ask your help to address. Please increase enforcement of the mask mandate, and allow virtual testimony for members of the public.
Advocates, community allies stand together to stop proposed Arkansas Stand Your Ground bill
As the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee plans to hear a controversial “Stand Your Ground” bill on Tuesday, dozens of community leaders gathered against it. Author: Jade Jackson Updated: 10:40 PM CST January 31, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas Black community leaders, groups, and allies stood together in support of stopping the Stand your Ground bill in front of the State Capitol Sunday afternoon. Over a dozen people were in attendance to support the Real Love press conference.
The Arkansas State NAACP, local NAACP chapters, W. Harold Flowers Law Society, Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington, former judge Marion Humphrey, Judge Alice Gray, Rabbi Barry Block of Temple B nai, Citizens First Congress, Urban League, Arkansas United, Indivisible Little Rock and Central Arkansas all were present at the event.