Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 161 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1418 3
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By: Representative Joey Carr 5
By: Senator Rice 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF 9
KNIVES OR KNIFE-MAKING COMPONENTS; AND FOR OTHER 10
PURPOSES. 11
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TO PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 15
OF KNIVES OR KNIFE-MAKING COMPONENTS. 16
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14 -16-504(b)(1)(A), concerning the 20
regulation of firearms and ammunition by local government, is amended to read 21
as follows: 22
(b)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, A a 23
local unit of government shall not enact any an ordinance or regulation 24
pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner, the ownership, transfer, 25
transportation, carrying, or possession of : 26
(i) firearms, Firearms; 27
(ii) ammunition Ammunition for firearms,; 28
(iii) or components Components of firearms,; 29
(iv) Knives; or 30
(v) Knife-making components except as otherwise 31
provided in state or federal law . 32
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 14 -54-1411(b)(1)(A), concerning the 34
regulation of firearms and ammunition by local government, is amended to read 35
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(b)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, A a 1
local unit of government shall not enact any an ordinance or regulation 2
pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner, the ownership, transfer, 3
transportation, carrying, or possession of : 4
(i) firearms, Firearms; 5
(ii) ammunition Ammunition for firearms,; 6
(iii) or components Components of firearms,; 7
(iv) Knives; or 8
(v) Knife-making components except as otherwise 9
provided in state or federal law . 10
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