Arkansas Rifle & Pistol Association

ARPA recognizes and honors our Veterans!
Our thanks to those who served!

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Today in Arkansas Wildlife History:

On May 5, 1915, the Arkansas legislature passed a landmark bill that had significant implications for wildlife conservation and hunting practices in the state. The bill created the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, which was tasked with managing and protecting the state's wildlife resources, as well as promoting hunting and fishing as a recreational activity.

One of the most important provisions of the bill was the creation of the first state-wide licensing system for hunting and fishing. Under the new system, hunters and anglers were required to purchase a license in order to hunt or fish in the state of Arkansas. The revenue generated from these licenses was used to fund conservation efforts, such as habitat restoration and wildlife management programs.

The introduction of the licensing system was a major milestone in the history of wildlife conservation in the United States. It helped to establish the idea that hunting and fishing were not just recreational activities, but also important tools for managing and protecting wildlife populations. The system also helped to ensure that hunting and fishing were conducted in a sustainable and responsible manner, which helped to preserve these activities for future generations.

Overall, the passage of the Arkansas hunting bill on May 5, 1915, was a significant moment in the history of wildlife conservation and hunting practices in the United States, and it continues to have an impact on these issues to this day.

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This Saturday we will have our monthly 3 target ARA benchrest match. Set up will be at 7:30 - 8:00 am, bench draw will be at 8:30 and shooting will begin at 9:00… come out and try your skills at this newest discipline.

Looks like a fun time at the “Spring Time In Paris” Arkansas festival today…..
Please come by and support the Johnson County Friends of NRA”…….supporting “The Next Generation of Young Hunters!”

Come out Saturday, May 2nd, and spend the day at Springtime in Paris. We will have a booth set up and would love to see and visit with you on a beautiful spring day.

Be sure to visit and support the Johnson County Friends of NRA at the annual Spring Time in Paris festival, Paris AR.

We're set up and ready for Springtime in Paris today. Vendors with lots of crafts and food choices to select from. It's a beautiful day to be out. Come see us!

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The ATF has posted summaries of the new regulations, which include:

1) Repeal Biden's pistol brace rule
2) Revising "engaged in the business" rule
3) Revising machine gun definition in response to Cargill decision
4) Remove requirement for FFLs to post info about Youth Handgun Safety Act
5) Revising 4473 form, including allowing electronic forms and increase the time NICS checks remain valid
6) Allow FFLs to keep electronic records
7) Replace indefinite retention of 4473s with definite time periods of 20 or 30 years
8) Allow “Non-Over-the-Counter” firearm sales by FFLs to residents of the same state
9) Repeal interstate NFA transport notice requirement for trips under 365 days, with all others no longer requiring approval before transport
10) Joint NFA registration for married couples
11) Remove NFA CLEO notification
12) Clarify that "common, reasonably necessary activities during travel" are covered by FOPA transportation protection
13) Allow import of dual-use frames, receivers, and barrels
14) Clarify that "training rounds" are not ammunition
15) Eliminate engraving requirement for people making NFA fi****ms out of existing serialized guns
16) "Clarify that a person receiving assistance in only one functional area (such as financial management) would not, on that basis alone, be considered prohibited" under mental health disqualifier
17) Requiring biological s*x on ATF Forms
18) Clarify when a transaction is a straw purchase
19) Formally define "willfully" for fi****ms violations
20) "Remove the list of former Soviet countries from which ATF currently denies applications to permanently import most fi****ms and ammunition, retaining only the Russian Federation"

See Full list here: https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/atf-launches-new-era-reform

A very interesting and exciting event for youth. Register now!

This has an updated QR code to register

NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits! Always a great day of visiting with vendors and seeing new fi****ms and equipment. Event goes thru Sunday…..if you happen to be in Houston, you should plan a visit. NRA members have free admission! Over 14 acres of guns to see plus many workshops and activities.

Ps….. a must see and purchase tickets for a chance to win off the Wall of Guns!

Congrats to the ARPA pistol winner
David Paul Smith! Thanks to everyone for their support.