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Dusty · 02-05-2013, 05:32

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/arkansas-ho...235026007.html

Incidentally, AR is controlled by Republicans for the first time in a century.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday to allow concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into churches, and it is expected to be signed into law by the state's governor.

The Church Protection Act would allow individual places of worship to decide whether to allow concealed handguns and who could carry them. The Republican-controlled House passed the bill 85-8 with bipartisan support. The measure previously passed the Republican-controlled Senate 28-4.

Arkansas joins a handful of other states, including South Carolina, Wyoming and Louisiana, that allow guns in churches, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Gun control and gun rights issues have dominated the public conversation since a gunman shot dead 20 children and six adults at an elementary school December 14 in Newtown, Connecticut.

Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, was expected to sign the bill into law.

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Dusty RIP Quiet Professional Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Ozarks Posts: 10,072	Scratch one more "no-carry" zone in Arkastan. Beebe said he'll sign. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/arkansas-ho...235026007.html *Incidentally, AR is controlled by Republicans for the first time in a century.* LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday to allow concealed-carry permit holders to take their weapons into churches, and it is expected to be signed into law by the state's governor. The Church Protection Act would allow individual places of worship to decide whether to allow concealed handguns and who could carry them. The Republican-controlled House passed the bill 85-8 with bipartisan support. The measure previously passed the Republican-controlled Senate 28-4. Arkansas joins a handful of other states, including South Carolina, Wyoming and Louisiana, that allow guns in churches, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Gun control and gun rights issues have dominated the public conversation since a gunman shot dead 20 children and six adults at an elementary school December 14 in Newtown, Connecticut. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, a Democrat, was expected to sign the bill into law. Snip __________________ "There you go, again." Ronald Reagan
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