North Little Rock Asks For Attorney General`s Opinion On Guns In Parks
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Attorney General Mike Beebe has been
asked to clarify a new state law allowing permit holders to carry
concealed weapons into parks and restaurants.
North Little Rock city attorney Paul Suskie questions whether
Arkansas criminal code already prohibits firearms in city parks. He
says if so, that would negate the need for the city to post signs
announcing a ban.
The law passed this spring gave cities the ability to ban
concealed guns.
Suskie says that under Arkansas code it`s unlawful for anyone to
carry a weapon "in any publicly owned building or facility."
Facilities include municipally owned or maintained parks.
The North Little Rock City Council last month asked the city
Parks and Recreation Commission to post signs prohibiting permit
holders from carrying firearms into city parks. A public hearing
will be August 18th.
