The AG opinion was strictly on the journey portion of the law, and he made a point to say it was a narrow answer to the journey question.
Almost all self-defense carry is while a person is not on a "journey" (as defined in Arkansas law). The open carry walk in Fort Smith was not a journey (especially for me, since it was within a mile of my house. There is no law against unlicensed self-defense carry in Arkansas, and we proved it by carrying Sebastian County and soon Crawford County.
Hello Arkyhog,
+1 on your opinion.
The AG's opinion was taylored to AR Code 5-73-119(e). However, this statue has no penalty attached for people who violate this law.
AR Code 5-73-120 does classify violations as Class A misdemeanors. However, you must unlawfully employ the gun, knife, or club in an attempt to hurt someone.
Any LEO who arrests a law abiding citizen in Arkansas for open carry or concealed carry without probable cause for assault, battery, robbery, murder, rape, or other serious crimes, should be sued under 42 USC section 1983 and 1989. SCOTUS has ruled repeatedly that LEO is supposed to know plainly written law that is not ambiguous, and uphold it.
The revised statutes are written in plain english and very understandable. 5-73-119(e) and 5-73-120 are no longer vague, contradictory, or ambiguous.
Denny Altes for POTUS!
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markm