Gun Owners of Arkansas was happy to attend the Ceremonial Bill Signing of Act 777 (permitless carry bill) today at the request of the Governor. We are blessed that we now have a Governor that actually supports the 2nd amendment. GO-AR is very optimistic that future proposed bills will get a fair consideration where in the past the Governor’s Office targeted them.
On behalf of all of us with GO-AR we sincerely appreciate our paid membership who were key in making this a reality.
We felt that this bill was necessary to quell the supposed confusion of whether Arkansas was a permitless carry state or not. Act 746 of 2013 became law and changed the wording to remove the requirement of a Concealed Handgun Carry License in the State of Arkansas to carry a concealed handgun. There were many over the years who argued that the law was confusing and that a CHCL was still required. This new law puts them on notice.