HB1249

Good to see that our fearless legislators are still trying to create special classes.    If any of you have any connections to any of the bill sponsors (I know Trevor Drown was an HTF hero for a while) can you ask them why they don't have the backbone to make this apply across the board and continue to give special treatment to UAMS?  I have already emailed them asking for that information - we shall see if they reply.  BTW - if you want to jump on the bandwagon with me and contact them I have all of their email address.  

Bill sponsors:

It's being discussed.   Beyond your concern there's the whole "permission" in regarding the CHCL again.

You should check out HB 1265.  It's much worse.   Basically kills what Act 746 changed and then some.

Yeah, already saw that one too.

And 1265 no longer shows up on the state site.

It's still there, and still on the agenda of the House Judiciary Committee for the day.  HB1265.  Hopefully everyone has reached out to the committee members (see below) to voice their displeasure with it.

Rep. Matthew J. Shepherd, Chair
Rep. Dwight Tosh, Vice-Chair
Rep. Jeremy Gillam
Rep. Douglas House
Rep. Charlene Fite
Rep. Bob Ballinger
Rep. David Whitaker
Rep. Rebecca Petty
Rep. Trevor Drown
Rep. Michelle Gray
Rep. Charles Blake
Rep. Clarke Tucker
Rep. Laurie Rushing
Rep. Lanny Fite
Rep. Milton Nicks, Jr.
Rep. Brandt Smith
Rep. John Maddox
Rep. Jimmy Gazaway
Rep. Carol Dalby
Rep. Sarah Capp

Pretty sure at this point HB1265 is DOA.   Not sure why it disappeared from the site though.   But as you said it's back and guess they're discussing it today.

There are several other Gun Bills upcoming.   One is HB1269 which does away with CHCL training requirements for qualified veterans.    But it needs work.

One reply with a confirmed NO vote on 1265

ETA: 1265 shows "deferred" now, 1249 shows "SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS, JANUARY 31, 2017, 10:00 A.M."