Address: 2201 Washington Ave Conway, AR. 72032
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Email: david@whoisdavidmeeks.com
- Arkansas Carry has received the questionnaire answers from David Meeks:
Arkansas Carry Candidate Questionnaire
1. Do you support completely restoring open carry rights, rights such as the state of Vermont currently allows their citizens?
Yes.
2. Restricted open carry is restricting open carry rights to allow open carry with permit only, such as Tennessee currently allows. If you do not support Vermont-style firearms carry laws, would you support restricted open carry?
Yes, but only as a step to supporting a Vermont-style open carry bill.
3. If elected, would you sponsor a Vermont-style open carry bill?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
4. Would you sponsor a more restrictive open carry bill, such as a Tennessee-style law?
(Only if we weren’t able to first get a Vermont-style open carry bill)
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
5. Do you support a bill to allow churches to choose whether they want to allow concealed carry in their buildings?
Yes.
6. Would you sponsor a bill to allow churches to choose whether concealed carry is allowed?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
7. Do you support legislation allowing an employee’s right to store firearms in their vehicles on employer’s parking lots?
Yes.
8. Would you sponsor legislation allowing employee’s right to store firearms in their vehicles on employer’s parking lots?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
9. Do you support a law allowing Arkansas citizens to conceal carry with a permit in municipal parks?
Yes.
10. Do you support a law making the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) permit list completely private?
Yes.
11. Would you sponsor a bill making the CHL list completely private?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
12. Do you support some form of a Castle Doctrine, such as one passed in Florida which gives a person the right to protect themselves in their home or car without fear of lawsuit prosecution or lawsuit?
Yes.
13. Would you sponsor some form of a Castle Doctrine law? As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
14. Under current Arkansas law a citizen is forced to flee an attacker if possible, even if the citizen is in his own home. Do you support repealing this part of the code, where a person can “stand his ground” and protect his life and property, such as allowed by law in Oklahoma?
Yes
15. Would you sponsor legislation supporting the “stand-your-ground” position?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
16. Do you support allowing concealed carry by CHL permit holders in college classrooms, such as Utah allows?
Yes. However I would be open to discuss allowing the colleges to set their own policies.
17. Would you sponsor a bill allowing concealed carry in college classrooms?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter. (See Question 16 for further details)
18. Do you support changing the “right to bear arms” declaration in the Arkansas Constitution to simply state, “Arkansas citizens shall have the right to keep and bear arms”?
Yes.
19. Do you support lowering CHL permit fees, preferably as low as South Dakota?
Yes.
20. Do you support allowing military personnel to bypass CHL training, such as South Dakota does?
Yes.
21. Do you support legislation claiming in-state firearms and ammo sales by Arkansas manufacturers to be exempt from Federal taxation, such as Montana passed in 2009?
Yes.
22. Would you sponsor a bill which claimed these in-state sales are federally tax-exempt?
As this would be my first term, I would be glad to work with other legislators to make sure this bill is brought forward either as a sponsor or a supporter.
23. Do you agree with the 2008 Heller decision by the U.S. Supreme Court declaring the Second Amendment affirms a God-given right to self-defense?
Yes.
24. Do you feel the Second Amendment applies to states, cities, counties and municipalities?
Yes.
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Contact Info:
David Meeks
PMB 301
813 Oak St, Ste 10A
Conway, AR 72032
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