Jonesboro police chief addresses open carry controversy

[ou812]

http://www.kait8.com/story/29310676/jonesboro-police-chief-addresses-open-carry-controversy

 

So if I am reading this right.  The Police Chief and the City Attorney believe that open carrying a hand gun is legal in the state of Arkansas. 

 

But if too many people freak out about it, you can be arrested for Disorderly Conduct,

 

The background on the above is that the state legislators pasted an act in 2013,  The former AG of AR said that act 746 did not allow open carry of a handgun.  

 

The new AG feels that the act 746 does allow open carry but has not issued a formal opinion yet .http://www.katv.com/story/29280564/attorney-general-addresses-conflicts-over-open-carry

 

Arkansas does not have a specific law for open carrying a hand gun. 

 

 

[Oh Shoot]

Yeah, lots of folks have proclaimed that AR is the newest consitiutional carry state. I myself have opined this will be an ongoing struggle there until the legislature comes more clean about it.

 

- OS

[K191145]

Yeah, lots of folks have proclaimed that AR is the newest consitiutional carry state. I myself have opined this will be an ongoing struggle there until the legislature comes more clean about it.

 

- OS

 

Well no one here lives in Arkansas but they need that one brave soul to carry and be arrested, then challenge it in the courts. Any volunteers? Hey, let's help  Kwikrnu move there, or is that too mean to ARK? 

Edited June 17, 2015 by K191145