Mason Brannon of Paragould was arrested on March 1st for
carrying a firearm without a concealed carry permit. Brannon’s arrest,
and his pending prosecution, could serve as the first “test case” of
Act 746, which became law last year. However, the trial won’t be a walk in the park for
Prosecutor Scott Ellington
— because Act 746 imposes a new, and especially high, burden of proof
on the state. Thanks to Act 746, possession of a firearm is no longer a
crime in Arkansas.
Under the act, which has been codified under
ACA 5-73-120,
A person commits the offense of carrying a weapon if
he or she possesses a handgun, knife, or club on or about his or her
person, in a vehicle occupied by him or her, or otherwise readily
available for use with a purpose to attempt to unlawfully employ the
handgun…
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