Arizona removing SDA permit requirements???

[centraloklahoma]

It looks as if Arizona is trying to get rid of any and all requirements for its citizens to carry a concealed weapon without having to get any permit from the state. This looks to apply to persons 21 years and older.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_concealed_weapons_arizona

 

[guns are dumb]

Opponents argue legalizing concealed weapons will make it easier for criminals to carry them, endangering police. They also worry the bill would lead to more accidental gun discharges by people not adequately trained in firearm safety.

So, criminals currently open carry?

How much gun safety does one learn in a conceal carry class, there wasn't much in mine.

"We wouldn't give people driver's licenses without requiring training or testing. Why would we give people the ability to carry a concealed weapon anywhere?" said Rep. Steve Farley, D-Tucson.

...maybe because it doesn't say in the Constitution that people are only allowed to own guns or carry guns when issued a license.

I think it's great news for gun owners that don't want to open carry.

 

[okie98]

Wow!!!

 

[dru]

Man that is some good news. I'd wager that several legislators down there are downright sick and tired of the crap that AZ has to endure as a result of being on the front lines of the Mexican drug wars and they've decided enough is enough. Now if they could just hand the primary victory to JD Hayworth instead of McPain

 

[jej]

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jej

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SB 1108, the Constitutional Carry bill, has passed the Legislature and will soon be transmitted to the Governor. SB 1108 eliminates the prohibition and penalties for law-abiding adults who carry a concealed weapon without a permit. A letter to the Governor, urging her to sign SB 1108, has been prepared and is waiting for you at AzCDL's Action Center:
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[jej]

To make it clear - the newsletter covers defensive use of firearms everywhere. What he does i pick up reports from all over, give you a summary and a short link. Wenger is an instructor, ex-cop, good writer. I have learned a lot reading his stuff.

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[Bierhunter]

Opponents argue legalizing concealed weapons will make it easier for criminals to carry them, endangering police. They also worry the bill would lead to more accidental gun discharges by people not adequately trained in firearm safety.

They must be talking about this guy.
http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/crime/police-academy-instructor-shoots-self-during-gun-demonstration-645223.html

Maybe if he had received adequate training...oh...wait.

 

[Shifty]

It passed, and by a good margin too. Read an article about it in Stars and Stripes yesterday. Wasnt able to find the link. Pretty much anyone over 21 can carry concealed without any kind of permit.

 

[nofearfactor]

Ive been wanting to move there for awhile.

 

[jej]

The Governor is expected to sign the bill.

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_ef949487-1f99-5ea6-96bc-988124f6b72b.html

AZ will be the third state with constitutional carry.


Interesting thing is that this seems, from the news article, to apply to handguns only. I've not read the text of the proposed statute.

A resident CCW permit in AZ allows carry of any weapon you can carry concealed - switchblade, billy, shotgun, whatever. A CCW also gets you reciprocal rights in more regulated states.

I'm guessing a lot of people will still get the permits.

jej