Gun bill debate continues
April 27, 202112:15 pm
Sen. Gary Stubblefield, the sponsor of the gun bill vetoed by the governor, has now introduced new legislation, SB 717, aimed at correcting flaws in the bill vetoed by the governor.
The Senate overrode the veto yesterday after sharp debate because of flaws in Stubblefield’s bill. He promised to address the questions. The House has not yet acted on an override, but this morning a House committee approved a proposal also aimed at solving problems seen in the bill.
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Stubblefield’s bill continues to nullify federal law, but prospectively so as not to endanger pending cases.
Indictment charges Rockefeller son with multiple machine gun sales
Indictment charges Rockefeller son with multiple machine gun sales
LOUIS ROCKEFELLER
A federal indictment returned Dec. 1 and unsealed Friday provides more details on the arrest last week of Louis Rockefeller, 24, son of the late Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller, on federal gun charges.
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Media reported over the weekend reported his arrest by ATF agents. The Democrat-Gazette account said Rockefeller was arrested Thursday near Aaron’s Gun Cabinet in North Little Rock, where he worked.
Noah Michael Millea of Benton were charged (only two of the seven charges applied to Millea) with knowingly transferring machine guns or parts used to convert weapons to machine guns, defined as weapons that can fire without reloading on a single pull of a trigger.