Posted on 04/26/2021 7:23:16 PM PDT by DCBryan1
ARKANSAS, USA — The Arkansas State Senate has voted to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto of legislation that would prohibit local police from enforcing federal gun laws. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where they also must decide if they want to override Hutchinson's veto.
Hutchinson vetoed SB 298 last Friday, saying that the measure would jeopardize law enforcement and the public.
On Monday, the Arkansas State Senate voted 21-12, with two Senators not voting, to overturn his decision, our content partner Talk Business & Politics reports.
The law imposes criminal fines on local or state law enforcement or public officials for enforcing or assisting federal agencies or officers “in the enforcement of any federal statute, executive order, or federal agency directive that conflicts with the Arkansas Constitution.”
If the current bill doesn't pass, lawmakers are considering correcting language in the measure and modeling it after a similar law passed in Montana.
The last day of the legislative session until later this year is expected to be tomorrow (April 27).
Lawmakers in over a dozen states have introduced similar pieces of legislation this year.
Oklahoma signed into law Monday a bill making the state a "Second Amendment Sanctuary State."
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It’s past time these tyrannical governors had their wings clipped.
Never knew how much of a Bush League Republican Hutchinson was until recently.
DO any of them side with the citizens?
He’s a lameduck guv. He’s already making his plans for when he leaves. he was bought and paid for and it became clearer the longer he was in office. We git rid of him next year.
The Legislators listened to the voters.
now git!
Who is F-Troop?
Republicans... one would think this guy would have a grudge about how he was hung out to dry by the “republicans” with the whole “slick-willie” thing. He’s just a crook. Right and wrong only means wither it enriches him or not.
“Who is F-Troop?”
ATF. They HATE being called that. Heh.
They only need 67 members to vote to over ride the veto, I hope they do it.
Thanks. I never heard them called that.
It fits but it also fits for a lot of the giverment agencies.
Arkansas is basically a subsidiary of Walmart I think.
Excellent. They had to override him on not allowing transgenders to compete in girls sports too. Just get rid of Hutchinson. He’s worthless.
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