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Goosic
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Posted: March 31 2021 at 11:10am |
Arizona's legal gun owners right will not be infringed.
PHOENIX -- If the federal government imposes new restrictions on guns it's going to have to enforce them without Arizona's help.
HB 2111 already has been approved by the House, sending the measure to Gov. Doug Ducey who has repeatedly promoted himself as a strong supporter of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Tuesday's vote comes just a week after an armed gunman entered a Colorado supermarket with what police said was an assault-style rifle and killed 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive at the scene. The timing did not go unnoticed by Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Glendale. "We took some time for some mourning and some thoughts and prayers,'' Quezada continued. "And then we got right back to perpetuating the status quo right here in Arizona.'' Less clear -- and not discussed during the Senate debate -- is what current or future acts of of the federal government would be considered "inconsistent'' with Arizona laws and would forbid state or local cooperation. "The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself or the state shall not be impaired,'' reads Article 2, Section 26. And, unlike its federal counterpart, there is no reference to a "well-regulated militia,'' a term that has resulted in debate about what the drafters of the U.S. Constitution had in mind. That has led to laws which allow all adults to carry concealed weapons, with or without a state-issued permit. Yet the state has not challenged other federal laws such as prohibiting weapons on public school campuses or at nuclear power plants. That led Sen. Lisa Otondo, D-Yuma, to question why the need for this particular bill. But the fears have been fanned by the election of Democrat Joe Biden. Sen. Kirsten Engel, D-Tucson, pointed out to colleagues that they swore an oath to uphold both the state and federal constitutions. And she said a measure like this ignores the supremacy of federal laws. "So if the federal government wants my firearms, they can get them out of my cold, dead hands,'' Borrelli said. Otondo was the lone Democrat to vote for the measure, fulfilling what she said was a promise to her constituents. But she told colleagues that doesn't mean she supports unlimited restrictions on the purchase and use of firearms. Ducey himself at one time pressed for STOP legislation in his State of the State speech only to have his bid rebuffed by the legislature. He has not mentioned it again in the last two years. "There are common-sense moves that we as a country could make to better background checks so individuals who go to grocery stores cannot purchase a gun when their families knew they were mentally ill,'' Otondo said. In 2017, California enacted a law which precludes state and local law enforcement from using their resources to enforce federal immigration laws. The measure, often referred to as a "sanctuary law,'' was upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review that ruling. Closer to home, former Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack challenged a 1993 law that was supposed to put into place instant background checks on gun buyers. It specifically required each community's chief law enforcement officer to review gun purchase requests to determine if the buyer was legally entitled to have a weapon. In 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court voided that part of the law, saying it amounted to illegal commandeering of local officials to perform federal functions. |
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Shamu
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That's good news! Here in MD the ammunition registry bill is D.O.A! |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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shiloh
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Oh I wish Canada was a true democracy, then all the crap that`s going on now would have never happened. I consider myself a hypocrite, I once declared I`d never support communism nor live in a country that was. No doubt this country is beautiful diverse and vast, but sadly it`s politically awash. I honestly believe Canada is toast, it`s just a matter of time. |
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Lead from the front; eliminate all obstacles...
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Canuck
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Shilo, sadly I mirror your sentiment.
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Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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hoadie
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I mentioned before..the breakup of Canada was predicted & taught in political science classes @ VMI.
It seems to be taking the path predicted..only a little longer than was predicted. |
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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