| 3 | 2 | | *CEB039* 02/04/2025 3:07:41 PM CEB039 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1418 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Representative Joey Carr 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Senator Rice 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | KNIVES OR KNIFE-MAKING COMPONENTS; AND FOR OTHER 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 17 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 18 | 17 | | TO PROHIBIT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATION 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | OF KNIVES OR KNIFE-MAKING COMPONENTS. 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 18 |
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| 23 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 14 -16-504(b)(1)(A), concerning the 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | regulation of firearms and ammunition by local government, is amended to read 21 |
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| 25 | 24 | | as follows: 22 |
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| 26 | 25 | | (b)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, A a 23 |
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| 27 | 26 | | local unit of government shall not enact any an ordinance or regulation 24 |
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| 28 | 27 | | pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner, the ownership, transfer, 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | transportation, carrying, or possession of : 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | (i) firearms, Firearms; 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | (ii) ammunition Ammunition for firearms,; 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | (iii) or components Components of firearms,; 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | (iv) Knives; or 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | (v) Knife-making components except as otherwise 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | provided in state or federal law . 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 14 -54-1411(b)(1)(A), concerning the 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | regulation of firearms and ammunition by local government, is amended to read 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | as follows: 36 HB1418 |
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| 42 | 41 | | (b)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in state or federal law, A a 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | local unit of government shall not enact any an ordinance or regulation 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner, the ownership, transfer, 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | transportation, carrying, or possession of : 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (i) firearms, Firearms; 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (ii) ammunition Ammunition for firearms,; 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | (iii) or components Components of firearms,; 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (iv) Knives; or 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | (v) Knife-making components except as otherwise 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | provided in state or federal law . 10 |
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