Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 631 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/11/21 H3/18/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 SENATE BILL 417
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5 By: Senator K. Hammer
6 By: Representative Richmond
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT PERMITTING A PERSON CONVICTED OF AN ANTITRUST
10 VIOLATION OR OTHER UNLAWFUL BUSINESS PRACTICE TO
11 LAWFULLY POSSESS A FIREARM UNDER STATE LAW; AND FOR
12 OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 PERMITTING A PERSON CONVICTED OF AN
17 ANTITRUST VIOLATION OR OTHER UNLAWFUL
18 BUSINESS PRACTICE TO LAWFULLY POSSESS A
19 FIREARM UNDER STATE LAW.
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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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24 SECTION 1. DO NOT CODIFY. Legislative findings.
25 The General Assembly finds that:
26 (1) Under 18 U.S.C. 922(g), it is "unlawful for any person ...
27 who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment
28 for a term exceeding one year ... to ... possess in or affecting commerce,
29 any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has
30 been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce";
31 (2) Under 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(20)(A), the "term crime punishable
32 by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year does not include ... any
33 Federal or State offenses pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade
34 practices, restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the
35 regulation of business practices"; and
36 (3) Because the United States Government does not consider
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1 offenses pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices,
2 restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the regulation of
3 business practices as disqualifying offenses for the right to lawfully
4 possess a firearm or ammunition, the State of Arkansas shall take a similar
5 position.
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7 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code 5-73-103, concerning the offense of
8 possession of a firearm by certain persons, is amended to add an additional
9 subsection to read as follows:
10 (e) As used in this section, "felony" means any state or federal
11 felony, excluding a federal or state felony offense for which the person
12 convicted has completed his or her sentence and pertaining to:
13 (1) An antitrust violation;
14 (2) An unfair trade practice;
15 (3) Restraint of trade; or
16 (4) Another offense relating to the regulation of business
17 practices.
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19 /s/K. Hammer
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22 APPROVED: 4/12/21
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Statutes affected:
Old version SB417 Original - 3-1-2021 01:22 PM: 5-73-103
Old version SB417 V2 - 3-11-2021 01:37 PM: 5-73-103
Old version SB417 V3 - 3-18-2021 02:03 PM: 5-73-103
SB 417: 5-73-103
Act 631: 5-73-103