Arkansas bill expanding concealed gun locations advances
March 10, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Concealed handguns would be allowed at Arkansas colleges, some bars, and even the state Capitol under a measure approved without a vote to spare by the Senate Thursday, breaking a deadlock among guns rights supporters over a bill that originally focused solely on campus firearms.
The Senate voted 18-9 in favor of the bill, which would expand the number of places where someone with a concealed handgun license could carry if they undergo up to eight hours of active shooter training. The measure goes back to the House, which had approved the original bill that had allowed...
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