[marktwain]

Nice to see an attorney who can read. I wonder if Lt. Cora Gentry initiated the original letter that said that AR would not honor ID weapons permits, or if someone directed the Lt. to do it.

[Gaffer]

Downs states that Gentry was “mistaken,” citing an earlier internal communication in April concerning the new law in which Down’s wrote:

When an earlier thread on this came up I tried to find something out about this Gentry. They have her hidden pretty good. So my guess is she's a Democrat zealot.

[wita]

Does anyone need more evidence that “shall not be infringed” means what it says and that gun law in and of itself is infringement. In plain words, unrestricted concealed or open carry would leave government to argue over other issues than the second amendment.

[Errant]

Thanks for posting. I occasionally visit Arkansas and the confusion had me confused and worried a bit.

[Repeal The 17th]

I have a “Georgia Weapons Carry License”.

[SampleMan]

A handgun is a weapon, a weapon is not necessarily a handgun.

Thus, the differentiation is pointless, as “weapon” includes handguns and all other weapons without differentiation.

Logically, there would only be a problem if the law stated “concealed handgun” and the question was whether reciprocity included a concealed blackjack, knife, tomahawk, etc.

[Tupelo]

Sounds to me like Arkansas will still be a good place to go around next year on my annual trip to Barber Motorsports Museum. BFD, I will just go through Louisiana both times instead of taking a northern route there and a southern route back home.
Arkansas can join Illinois in forfeiting my few tourist bucks, but I will not have to worry about being harassed by cops that cannot or will not understand what reciprocity means.

[mosaicwolf]

I am an AR resident and am still confused, along with many others I might add, about the wording of the new law. The concealed handgun part is not the problem. Whether one can carry open (So called Constitutional Carry) is a matter of interpretation. It essential says, in normal Arkansas speak, that a person can carry a handgun anytime as long as no criminal intent is involved. However, if you want to carry concealed you must have a permit. That sounds like open carry to me. I am still looking for a attorney’s interpretation of this new law. Any ideas out there in AR country?

[trebb]

Does any State have/issue concealed knife permits?

[i_robot73]

Nice to see they still can’t read the 2nd with any comprehension?

Wonder how much ‘honor’ they have with Alaska, Arizona, etc.?
In fact, I want to know when the reciprocity of those States will filter down into FL and the others?