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email today from Arizona Citizens Defense League:
Friday, February 21 was the deadline for all bills to be heard in committees in their originating chamber (House or Senate). With over fifteen hundred bills filed, not many met that deadline. Only 5 of the 38 bills we’re monitoring on our Bill Tracking page have survived.
All of the over two dozen bills we opposed are dead for the session. Gone are the red flag bills, assault weapons ban, bump stock ban, universal background checks, ammunition storage requirements, doctors inquiring about your firearms ownership, prohibited possessor expansion, etc. However, don’t think we won’t see them again. Many of these have been filed year-after-year for several years. The House of Representatives has a razor thin pro-rights majority of one vote. In the Senate, it’s 3 votes. Unless Arizona gun owners wake up, we’re likely to see one or both chambers flip to anti-rights control in the November election, paving the way for bills like these to zoom through the legislature and land on the desk of a Governor very likely to sign them into law.
Still in play this session are the following pro-rights bills.
HCR 2033, a resolution that the members of the Arizona Legislature reaffirm their support for your right to keep and bear arms. You’d think this would be a slam dunk because they all swore an oath to uphold the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona. Sadly, prior versions of this resolution have failed to pass. Apparently too many politicians view their oath of office as merely a box to check before getting the fancy title, perks and power over the rights and freedoms of Arizona’s citizens.
SB 1556, civil asset forfeiture reform. Would require a criminal conviction in order for the government to confiscate someone’s property.
SB 1664 would make most government entities that establish gun-free zones liable for damages to anyone harmed because they were not able to defend themselves.
As early as next week, the rubber meets the road. These bills should soon be scheduled for a Committee of the Whole debate in the House or Senate. We will be asking you to send an email, that we have prepared for you, to your legislators using AzCDL’s Legislative Action Center.
In other news, we thank everyone who made the Second Amendment Rally in Phoenix on February 15 a huge success. We’re hearing that over 3,000 attended. Several hundred attendees joined or renewed their AzCDL membership at the rally. We ask that you bear with us on getting your new membership cards to you. We’re all volunteers. We work from home. No fancy offices or warehouse. We will get a membership card to you, but it will take several weeks.
Congratulations go to brand new AzCDL member Jeff B. who received the winning raffle ticket for a Ruger EC9s pistol with his membership.
Keep your keyboards warm and get ready to contact your Arizona Senators and Representatives!
Friday, February 21 was the deadline for all bills to be heard in committees in their originating chamber (House or Senate). With over fifteen hundred bills filed, not many met that deadline. Only 5 of the 38 bills we’re monitoring on our Bill Tracking page have survived.
All of the over two dozen bills we opposed are dead for the session. Gone are the red flag bills, assault weapons ban, bump stock ban, universal background checks, ammunition storage requirements, doctors inquiring about your firearms ownership, prohibited possessor expansion, etc. However, don’t think we won’t see them again. Many of these have been filed year-after-year for several years. The House of Representatives has a razor thin pro-rights majority of one vote. In the Senate, it’s 3 votes. Unless Arizona gun owners wake up, we’re likely to see one or both chambers flip to anti-rights control in the November election, paving the way for bills like these to zoom through the legislature and land on the desk of a Governor very likely to sign them into law.
Still in play this session are the following pro-rights bills.
HCR 2033, a resolution that the members of the Arizona Legislature reaffirm their support for your right to keep and bear arms. You’d think this would be a slam dunk because they all swore an oath to uphold the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona. Sadly, prior versions of this resolution have failed to pass. Apparently too many politicians view their oath of office as merely a box to check before getting the fancy title, perks and power over the rights and freedoms of Arizona’s citizens.
SB 1556, civil asset forfeiture reform. Would require a criminal conviction in order for the government to confiscate someone’s property.
SB 1664 would make most government entities that establish gun-free zones liable for damages to anyone harmed because they were not able to defend themselves.
As early as next week, the rubber meets the road. These bills should soon be scheduled for a Committee of the Whole debate in the House or Senate. We will be asking you to send an email, that we have prepared for you, to your legislators using AzCDL’s Legislative Action Center.
In other news, we thank everyone who made the Second Amendment Rally in Phoenix on February 15 a huge success. We’re hearing that over 3,000 attended. Several hundred attendees joined or renewed their AzCDL membership at the rally. We ask that you bear with us on getting your new membership cards to you. We’re all volunteers. We work from home. No fancy offices or warehouse. We will get a membership card to you, but it will take several weeks.
Congratulations go to brand new AzCDL member Jeff B. who received the winning raffle ticket for a Ruger EC9s pistol with his membership.
Keep your keyboards warm and get ready to contact your Arizona Senators and Representatives!
