GOP senator joins rally to oppose stand your ground legislation GOP senator joins rally to oppose stand your ground legislation Groups rallied against the license-to-kill legislation to be heard before a House committee Tuesday. Notable : Republican Sen.Jim Hendren, who opposed the bill when it speedily cleared the Senate participate. A release on the event: Advertisement As the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee plans to hear a controversial “Stand Your Ground” bill on Tuesday, dozens of community leaders gathered to demand lawmakers oppose it. Representatives Vivian Flowers, Tippi McCullough, Jamie Scott, Denise Ennette, and State Senator Joyce Elliott were joined by Arkansas NAACP President Frank Shaw, Rabbi Barry Block, and others on the steps of the State Capitol. They called on the Arkansas House Judiciary to vote down SB24.