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Train wreck of laws is being to nice
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Makeing a list of laws that needs to be changed is a great idea, but I think when it gets presented to the legislators it would be best to do it in small bites first. Otherwise they would probably try to ignore us a little more.
You want my suggestion as to an avenue that can be taken, her it is. I'm currently trying to find a good hosting site and start a website for Arkansas gun owners. A place where the laws can be found, bills in General Assembly seen, a forum for the members to discuss things and keep conected. I'm wanting to start an orginization that will represent ALL Arkansas gun owners and go to the Capitol and tell our Senators and Represntatives that this is what the current law is, this is confusing, this needs to be changed to allow this. And if they don't listen that same orginization will challenge the laws of the State in court. I'm a member of a group like that right now in Georgia and they are awsome, and have done a lot to fix georgias laws. I'm moving back home to Arkansas soon and I want Arkansas to have a group that stands up for us Arkansas Gun owners. If we can organize something like that then it will give us more weight in the Capitol to change things.
As for what the laws are that I think are confusing:
1. The "upon a journey". Does that mean if I'm going 200 miles away I can carry just like a person who has their permit? Does it apply only if I'm driving?
2. Where is the law that defines a "certified firearms instructor". I havn't found it yet. Who certifies them? what is the criteria for being a certified firearms instructor? I could call the ASP but I have found that when it comes to laws the last people I would ask are the police.
Laws that need to be changed:
1. Training requirement gone completly. (This will be the hardest fight I think)
2. Since training is a requirment then retired and former military should be able to use their DD214 as proof of training. (This one is currently being looked at by several Reps. I contacted them and they are willing to work on it. I started with this one just to get a "feeler" for who would be more Pro-gun and who would be anti/gun)
3. Price of a CHCL needs to be reduced. By making it a little more cheaper it will increase the amount of people who want one. We get cheaper permits and the State will make more revenue off of it. I would love to see the permit gone period, but again probably not going to happen. But I would fight for it.
4. Churches, sports events, and Publicly owned buildings and transportation need to be removed from the areas that I'm not allowed to carry at.
5. School/college carry. School teachers should be allowed to carry as well as college students and teachers.
6. Open Carry (preferably without a permit)
7. Strike the law allowing Counties and cities to ban carry in their parks. Arkansas has pre-empted all gun laws except that one. It needs to be pre-empted as well.
8. A Law limiting the ASP to no more than 30 days to issue a CHCL.
Anyone else want to add to that list?
Does that answer your question chickenwang? Organizing is the key to our success. We need to form a group. ARCCA is there but they have done nothing. We need to organize and be pro-active.