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The National Rifle Association applauds Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the state legislature for passing SB 24 and making stand your ground legislation the law. 

Senate Bill 246 has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. It ensures that law-abiding adults are not stripped of their right to self-defense when they cross an arbitrary boundary onto a college campus.

Today, House Bill 786 passed out of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee, and now heads to the full committee.  Last night, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved NRA-backed Constitutional Carry legislation, Senate Bill 765, sending the measure to the Senate Finance Committee for further consideration. 

Yesterday, House Bill 477 was introduced to create a new lifetime carry permit option for state residents. Speaker McCutcheon, along with Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee chair Rep. Treadaway, join this fight for a lifetime permit in Alabama, throwing their weight in as co-sponsors of this important piece of legislation. The sheriffs have already started trying to move the cost from $200 to an outrageous $500! 

Tomorrow, the House State and Local Government Committee is hearing House Bill 89 to amend Ohio’s “duty to inform” law.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee issued a favorable report to House Bill 3094, to legalize the open carry of handguns. It will now go to the House floor for further consideration.

These NRA-backed proposals would allow law-abiding citizens to carry a handgun without a state-issued License To Carry (LTC).  The existing LTC law would not be repealed.  Criminals who are prohibited from possessing firearms (i.e., felons, fugitives from justice, individuals committed by the courts for mental illness, domestic abusers) would still be barred from carrying guns.  It would not prevent the enforcement of any laws broken by criminals who misuse firearms.

Today, the Montana House passed Emergency Powers Legislation, House Bill 504, by a 67 to 32 vote. 

Yesterday, The House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee passed House Bill 1106 by a 7 to 4 vote.

Last night, the House State Affairs Committee approved pro-gun legislation, Senate Bill 100 and Senate Bill 111.