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AP Photo/Gerry Broome A lot of states are trying to pass sanctuary bills. They sometimes run into hiccups, but few can be said to scramble to get it passed like Arkansas, which passed its “gun sovereignty” bill at the eleventh hour last night. In the last moments of the 2021 Arkansas General Legislative Session, which ended early Tuesday after 1 a.m., the legislature managed to pass a bill that bans police from enforcing some federal gun laws, but addresses problems previously brought up on a similar bill that was vetoed by the governor. House Bill 1957, filed late Monday night, made its ...

Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, R-Hermitage, presents House Bill 1957 to the House floor. Credit Arkansas House In the last moments of the 2021 Arkansas General Legislative Session, which ended early Tuesday after 1 a.m., the legislature managed to pass a bill that bans police from enforcing some federal gun laws, but addresses problems previously brought up on a similar bill that was vetoed by the governor.  House Bill 1957, filed late Monday night, made its way through the legislature in fewer than 28 hours through a series of committee meetings, recesses and votes. The legislation would ban all state ...