The Arkansas senate voted Thursday to exempt college sporting events from a new law allowing concealed handguns on college campuses and other government property.
The law, signed Wednesday by Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson (R.), allows concealed firearms at state colleges, government buildings, some bars and the state capitol. As initially passed, the measure expanded concealed carry to University of Arkansas football and basketball games, but the state senate voted 22-10 on Thursday to add an exemption for sporting events.
HB1249 states that anyone who takes an eight-hour active shooter training class can earn a concealed handgun license and bring a firearm into a public building.