Arkansas Representative Joey Carr and Senator Terry Rice have introduced HB1418, a bill that would enact Knife Rights’ signature Knife Law Preemption in the state. This comes after many years of behind the scenes work by Knife Rights and our friends in the Arkansas legislature. The bill adds “Knives” and “Knife-making components” to the state’s existing Firearms Law Preemption statute.
Knife Law Preemption is a Knife Rights’ criminal justice reform effort that repeals and prevents local ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere within a state.
Knife Rights will let you know as soon as it is appropriate to contact your Arkansas lawmakers to support HB 1418.
Knife Rights passed the nation’s first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Knife Rights is America’s grassroots knife owners’ organization; leading the fight to Rewrite Knife Law in America™ and forging a Sharper Future for all Americans™. Knife Rights efforts have resulted in 50 bills enacted repealing knife bans in 31 states and over 200 cities and towns since 2010.
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