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Committee rejects bill to make concealed-handgun permits exclusively electronic
Summary
The committee voted down Representative Paul Childers' bill to make concealed-handgun permits electronic; State Police witnesses said they would accommodate citizens without digital access, but some senators remained unconvinced
Representative Paul Childers, identified in the hearing as “Paul Children, state representative district 83,” asked the Senate committee to reconsider House Bill 1686, a proposal to make concealed-handgun permits electronic. The measure had failed the committee earlier in the session and the sponsor asked the committee to expunge that vote and advance the bill.
Lieutenant Tiffany Dicus, regulatory division, Arkansas State Police, told the committee the agency's intent was not to leave anyone behind and said the State Police would work to ensure constituents without…
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