Arkansas Senate passes guns in church bill

FILE - The Arkansas Senate meets Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.
FILE - The Arkansas Senate meets Monday, Jan. 28, 2013.

— The Arkansas Senate approved Senate Bill 71 on Monday, which would allow concealed guns in participating churches.

The bill, called the Church Protection Act of 2013, passed the Senate by a 28-4 vote. The bill will now go to the Arkansas House of Representatives for a vote.

If the bill passes through the House, Gov. Mike Beebe would have to sign the bill into law for it to take effect.

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An Arkansas Democrat-Gazette article reported that a Beebe spokesman said the governor was neutral on the bill and would likely sign the bill if it came to him.

Read more on this story in Tuesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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