Gov. Mike Beebe said recently in an appearance on AETN and repeated again today that he favors keeping the list of concealed weapon permit holders open to public inspection, as it has been since the law was passed. A bill to close the records, introduced after the Times published the list, has passed the House and got a partial hearing today before a Senate committee, which adjourned before a vote.

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