Arkansans Against Stand Your Ground

04/05/2022

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04/16/2021

A constitutional amendment that would make it harder to amend the Arkansas Constitution or pass an initiated act passed the House of Representatives. Members voted 74-18-1 on Thursday (April 15)...

03/12/2021

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03/03/2021

Who would help get signatures on a referendum to stop this?

Gov. Hutchinson to sign Stand Your Ground Bill

03/02/2021

02/24/2021

https://www.kait8.com/2021/02/23/arkansas-house-panel-advances-stand-your-ground-bill/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kait&fbclid=IwAR0uZCU9nHdVLzIwQ3Jv8xN3NnL0CXVsnEZ9uGD6aabss_QX7ZDTHYFbdxI

The controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ bill passed in the Arkansas House Wednesday afternoon with a 72-23 vote.

02/23/2021

https://armoneyandpolitics.com/stand-your-ground-bill-sends-sparks-flying-during-committee-meeting/

A new “stand your ground” bill caused minor fireworks during an Arkansas Senate judiciary committee meeting on Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bob Ballinger (R-Ozark), has already attracted controversy, becoming one of the notable bills filed in the 93rd General Assembly.

02/23/2021

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/02/20/arkansas-stand-your-ground-amendment-aims-to-protect-self-defense-shooters-in-gun-free-zones?fbclid=IwAR08fM_YpiIFkGrU1cHbMtmJR25yKSRIqPgXeiBnnu5pT6O7gprD_zhnrhM

The controversial stand your ground bill already defeated once this legislative session is back on the agenda for Tuesday, and with a new twist. A proposed amendment would allow killers to invoke the stand your ground defense even if they shoot someone in a place where guns are legally prohibited.

02/23/2021

https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-stand-your-ground-bill-fails-in-house-committee-floor-move-expected

Following a more than three-hour long debate, members of the House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday (Feb. 2) against SB 24 – a proposal to end the duty to retreat when using physical or deadly force. Despite the bill failing to get out of committee, its lead sponsor, Sen. Bob Ballinger, R-Oar...

02/18/2021

https://www.4029tv.com/article/arkansas-state-sen-jim-hendren-leaves-republican-party/35549352

Not an endorsement BUT, Senator Hendren DID vote no on Stand Your Ground, so that’s a plus in my book...

https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/29772/76774/24611/jim-hendren-voted-nay-passage-sb-24-expands-stand-your-ground-laws #76774

02/09/2021

Thanks for joining our fight against Stand Your Ground

We’re not here to debate it, as much as we are stop it. Don’t mind some light discussion, but our focus here is stopping it by whatever means (other than violent) necessary, including a possible referendum petition

Happy to have you here and let’s get er done!