Arkansas Governor: Open Carry Is Legal! Unless It’s Not.

By Robert Farago

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has finally brought some clarity – but not much – to the Natural State’s open carry law. The right to keep and bear arms openly was thrown into confusion by Act 746 of 2013. Then Attorney General Dustin McDaniel declared that the law – allowing permit-less open and concealed carry – only applies to people carrying firearms while “on a journey across or through Arkansas.” This weekend, Governor Hutchinson pronounced that “Arkansas law does not prohibit openly carrying a handgun as long as the person with the gun doesn’t intend to commit a crime.” Well that’s certainly clear enough! Only in the video above . . .

Hutchinson advises Arkansawyers to check with their local prosecutor first.

So the right to open carry depends on prosecutorial discretion, which varies according to jurisdiction? No thanks. That said, someone’s bound to provide a test case for the Arkansas Supreme Court to clarify the matter. Someone encouraged by Governor Hutchinson’s political pronouncement.

Of course, the Arkansas legislature could return to the issue, clarify matters and be done with it. Sound like a plan?

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Source:: Truth About Guns