Concealed weapons bill awaits Arkansas governor's signature

 

March 16, 2017



LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Permit holders who receive active shooting training would be able to carry concealed weapons almost anywhere in Arkansas, even the state Capitol, under a measure lawmakers sent Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday that goes far beyond the original goal of protecting college campuses.

Hutchinson, who chaired a National Rifle Association task force that called for trained, armed staff at schools after the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, says he'll sign the measure that would become one of the broadest such laws in the country.

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