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HB 2015
Burges - justification; defensive display; firearm
Adds defensive display of a firearm as an alternative to, or in conjunction with, the use of physical force.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2016
Burges - firearms; concealed carry; requirements
Allows out of state applicants, whose rights have been restored, to obtain a CCW permit under the same conditions as Arizona residents.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2017
Burges - schools; gun safety programs; instructors
Clarifies that NRA insructors may teach the school gun safety courses.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB0241
Kavanagh - peace officers; firearms; school grounds
Adds school districts, charter schools, community colleges and state universities to the definition of political subdivisions where a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2167
Tobin - gun safety; education; special plates
Allows for the creation of “gun safety and education” special license plates. Fees collected for these special license plates may be disbursed to organizations that “promote firearm safety and firearm educational training to benefit the public.”
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2201
Lujan - misconduct involving weapons; fraudulent transactions
Creates a crime for firearm "Straw Purchases" made in Arizona (already a Federal crime). Language is overly broad, covering the "purchase, sale, trade, gift, transfer, delivery, exchange, or any other acquisition or disposition of a weapon." It is not limited to firearms and includes private sales. It also makes a straw purchase a racketeering crime.
AzCDL opposes this bill.
HB 2271
Ableser - firearms; prohibitions; post-secondary institutions
Increases the penalty for possessing a firearm at a post-secondary institution from a misdemeanor to a class 6 felony.
AzCDL opposes this bill.
HB 2307
McLain - Arizona manufactured firearms; regulation
Exempts firearms manufactured and sold in Arizona from federal oversight.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2347
Antenori - concealed weapons; permits; justification
Identical to SB 1102.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2406
Antenori - liquor establishments; weapons
Similar to SB 1015.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2543
Gowan - firearms; regulation; state preemption
Strengthens state firearms preemption laws, adds firearms storage and reloading components to the list of things political subdivisions cannot regulate, and removes the prohibition on carrying a firearm in public parks without a CCW permit.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2621
Kavanagh - concealed weapons permit; application; penalty
Replaces the criminal penalty for not possessing your CCW permit, when carrying a concealed weapon, with permit suspension. Also expands the training options for obtaining a CCW permit and makes other positive changes.
AzCDL supports this bill.
HB 2629
Stevens - misconduct involving weapons; retired officers
Adds law enforcement officers, who were medically retired, to those exempted from CCW permit requirements.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1011
Harper - concealed weapons; faculty; school grounds
Allows college/university faculty members with CCW permits to possess a concealed firearm.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1015
Harper - liquor establishments; weapons
Clarifies the “no firearms” signage requirements for restaurants. Also changes the affirmative defense language to “not an offense.” Finally, it restores the requirement that a person “knows the possession of a firearm is prohibited” in an establishment.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1021
Pearce - justification; defensive display; firearm
Similar to HB 2015
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1098
Pearce - Arizona manufactured firearms; regulation
Identical to HB 2307.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1101
Pearce - firearms; detention officers
Expands the list of law enforcement officers exempt from concealed weapons permit requirements.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1102
Pearce - concealed weapons; permits; justification
AzCDL-requested “Constitutional Carry” plus many other positive changes:
- Eliminates prohibition and penalties for carrying a concealed weapon.
- Allows CCW permit holders to carry in non-secure public buildings.
- Removes requirement that firearms must be unloaded prior to entering school grounds when picking up or dropping off students.
- Allows retired LEOs with LEOSA permits to carry on school grounds.
- Defines “secured facility” where weapons can be prohibited.
- Requires confiscated firearms to be sold rather than destroyed.
- Prohibits a person under the age of 21 from carrying a concealed weapon.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1153
Gray C - state preemption; knives
A knife preemption law.
AzCDL supports this bill
SB 1168
Pearce - firearms; regulation; state preemption
Similar to HB 2543. Strengthens state firearms preemption laws, adds firearms storage and reloading components to the list of things political subdivisions cannot regulate, and removes the prohibition on carrying a firearm in public parks without a CCW permit.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1172
Allen S - schools; gun safety programs
Makes improvements to the school gun safety program.
AzCDL supports this bill.
SB 1369
Gould - Arizona manufactured firearms; interstate commerce
Identical to SB 1098
AzCDL supports this bill.
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