From: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:55 PM
Subject: Fwd: HOT ALERT!!!! Az HB 2582

> Please send this message to your own contacts. Pass it along by word
of
> mouth. Make copies and give to all your friends, etc. Get the word
out to
> as many people as you can.
>
> Okay, we’re off to the races again. Here is the *new* firearms
preemption
> bill. As you can see, we have a lot of support, including, but not
limited
> to, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
>
> PLEASE, in any and all correspondence with the Arizona legislature, be
VERY
> polite and PLEASE, PLEASE, DO NOT MAKE ANY THREATS!
>
> Let your legislative representatives and Senator know about the bill
and ask
> them for their support.
>
> This is very important. This will correct the wrong the Arizona Court
of
> Appeals, Division II, Judges Pelander, Espinosa and Howard commited.
>
> You can go to http://www.goaz.org to email the Governor, the Senate
and the
> House.
>
> If you do not know your district, either call your county elections
office
> or go to http://www.azleg.state.az.us/maps/state.htm
>
> Send any comments you may have to [email protected]
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ken Rineer
>
> Existing language is like this
> ADDED LANGUAGE IS LIKE THIS
>
> REFERENCE TITLE: firearms; state regulation
>
> State of Arizona
> House of Representatives
> Forty-fourth Legislature
> Second Regular Session, 2000
>
> HB 2582
>
> Introduced by
>
> Representatives: Marsh, Groscost, Griffin, Cooley, McGrath, Gardner
W.,
> Johnson, Dunbar, Burns R., Brimhall; Senators: Bundgaard, Aguirre,
Hamilton,
> Huppenthal; Representatives: Allen, Anderson, Avelar, Binder,
Blewster,
> Carpenter, Daniels, Flake, Gardner M., Gleason, Gordon, Gray, Hart,
Hatch-
> Miller, Huffman, Jarrett, Knaperek, Laughter, Maiorana, May, McGibbon,
> Overton, Schottel, Verkamp, Voss, Weiers; Senators: Arzberger, Bee,
Bennett,
> Bowers, Burns B., Freestone, Guenther, Petersen, Smith, Spitzer.
>
> AN ACT
>
> AMENDING SECTION 13-3108, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO
FIREARMS.
>
> Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
>
> Section 1. Section 13-3108, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to
read:
>
> 13-3108. Firearms regulated by state; state preemption
>
> A. A political subdivision of this state SHALL NOT ENACT ANY
ORDINANCE,
> RULE OR TAX relating to the MANUFACTURE, transportation, possession,
> carrying, sale and use of firearms OR AMMUNITION OR ANY FIREARM OR
> AMMUNITION COMPONENTS in this state.
>
> B. A political subdivision of this state shall not require the
licensing or
> registration of firearms OR AMMUNITION OR ANY FIREARM OR AMMUNITION
> COMPONENTS or prohibit the ownership, purchase, sale or transfer of
firearms
> OR AMMUNITION OR ANY FIREARM OR AMMUNITION COMPONENTS.
>
> Sec. 2. INTENT
>
> IT IS THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO CLARIFY EXISTING LAW RELATING
TO THE
> STATE’S PREEMPTION OF FIREARMS REGULATION IN THIS STATE. FIREARMS
> REGULATION IS OF STATEWIDE CONCERN. THEREFORE, THE LEGISLATURE
INTENDS TO
> PROHIBIT ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE FROM REGULATING
FIREARMS
> IN ANY MANNER. THIS ACT APPLIES TO ANY ORDINANCE ENACTED BEFORE OR
AFTER
> THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.
> –
>
>
>
> *************************************
> Phil Murphy
> Brassroots, Inc.
> 9420 E. Golf Links Rd., #246
> Tucson, AZ 85730-1340
> Phone: (520) 750-1292
> Fax: (520) 750-0716
> http://www.brassroots.org
> [email protected]
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