Children participate in a March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Round Rock, Texas. More than 800 similar events, organized by survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Feb. 14, that left 17 dead, called for legislative action to address school safety and gun violence. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
After mass shootings, gun rights advocates often say it’s not the time to discuss gun control. If so, it’s also not the time to discuss weakening such control.
Even so, the Game and Fish/State Police subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council proceeded with its discussion of further diluting state gun law at a Sept. 4 meeting, despite a deadly school shooting in Winder, Georgia, hours earlier. The lawmakers discussed bills that might be introduced at next year’s legislative session and scheduled further discussion for earlier this week.
Under the potential changes, Arkansans could carry guns at some new places, including near schools and school bus stops.