Posted March 12, 2019 6:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

Laws are tricky things. When we read them and our eyes start to glaze over at the odd use of language, it’s because they have to be written in such a way that they can’t be misconstrued.

However, sometimes lawmakers screw up.

Apparently, that happened recently in Arkansas. While the lawmakers were trying to craft a pro-gun bill, language landed in the bill that could have been used by anti-gun prosecutors or judges in a very different way.

On Monday, the governor of Arkansas signed a bill seeking to correct that.

Mike DeWine has signed his first bill as governor. Lawmakers say the bill corrects what they believed to be an oversight in last year’s self-defense gun bill – an oversight that could’ve resulted in banning shotguns and rifles, such as AR-15’s.

After a topsy turvy lame duck session last year, the so called “Stand Your Ground” bill went through several changes, including removing the “Stand Your Ground” language. But it passed with what gun rights groups say was an error that could be translated as a gun ban.

DeWine commended the legislature for moving the correction bill quickly.

Lawmakers still want to revisit the Stand Your Ground provision in the near future.

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Source:: Bearing Arms

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