Preemption Bill Moving: Pressure Full House

Arizona legislative alert — January 29, 2000

Your hard work is getting results. HB 2582, the bill to improve the
Arizona preemption law, has passed out of both of its initial
committees with a “do pass” recommendation. Now, we have to get it
through the “committee of the whole” and the full House.

Votes will likely occur as early as Monday, January 31st, and almost
certainly by the end of next week.

There is very little time.

Please use the roster and pre-written message you will find below to
contact your Representative immediately. Insist that HB 2582 be
passed, and without any weakening amendments.

Currently, the AZ preemption law is very weak. It states:

Ordinances of any political subdivision of this state relating
to the transportation, possession, carrying, sale and use of
firearms in this state shall not be in conflict with this
chapter.

This allows local governments to pass outright gun bans in many
areas as long as state law does not specifically address the issue.

HB 2582 will remedy this disgraceful situation. If passed, the new
law would prohibit localities from imposing any new gun control. It
would also render null and void any existing “parks bans” you may
have heard about.

Gun owners are on offense in Arizona this year. Every voice is
needed, every step of the way, to counter the slanted media reports,
city-hired lobbyists, and anti-gun organizations to force a
meaningful preemption bill into law. Please take a moment to use the
following pre-written message (better yet, write your own and give
the “easy” text to pro-gun friends) and INSIST the legislature do
your bidding.

District map web addresses are given; if you don’t have web access,
call the main number to find out who represents you.

Reps. marked with an * are sponsors or cosponsors of HB 2582. Ask
them to make it a point to be present for all votes on the bill, and
to fight off any weakening amendments.

*** Defensive Note ***

The so-called “Shannon’s law,” that you defeated in the December
special session of the legislature, is back as we expected it would
be. The bill is originating in the Senate as SB 1307. It is not yet
before the full Senate, but it does have some momentum. A contact to
your State Senator expressing your opposition to ANY version of this
bill (it will likely be amended under the usual sell-out
“compromise” approach) is in order. But please push the preemption
bill *first* and then fight SB 1307 second. We have the momentum;
let’s use it.

That is not to say “Shannon’s law” should be disregarded. It is up
to you to stop it cold as you did in December. The most dedicated
activists will make the preemption bill contact, and immediately
contact their State Senator to slow down SB 1307. But time is not as
critical with that battle, so if you can only do one thing, please
push the preemption bill.

— Clip and send —

Dear Representative,

Please vote in favor of HB 2582, the bill to strengthen Arizona’s
firearms preemption law.

HB 2582 protects my gun rights by prohibiting the enactment of more
gun control at the local level.

I also urge you to oppose any anti-gun or weakening amendments. HB
2582 is good legislation and should be passed exactly as written.

Sincerely,

____________

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Main House Numbers:

Phone 800-352-8404
Fax 602-542-4511

District Maps at:

http://www.azleg.state.az.us/maps/state.htm

* = sponsor or cosponsor of HB 2582

Dis Name E-mail Phone

01 Binder * [email protected] 602-542-5413
01 Blewster * [email protected] 602-542-5412
02 Hart * [email protected] 602-542-4079
02 Verkamp * [email protected] 602-542-3300
03 Gordon * [email protected] 602-542-5835
03 Laughter * [email protected] 602-542-5862
04 Brimhall * [email protected] 602-542-5861
04 Flake * [email protected] 602-542-5219
05 Carruthers [email protected] 602-542-5273
05 McLendon [email protected] 602-542-4430
06 Daniels * [email protected] 602-542-5898
06 Kyle [email protected] 602-542-5549
07 Clark [email protected] 602-542-5829
07 Rios [email protected] 602-542-5030
08 Griffin * [email protected] 602-542-5761
08 Maiorana * [email protected] 602-542-5058
09 McGibbon * [email protected] 602-542-3235
09 Preble [email protected] 602-542-3312
10 Gonzales [email protected] 602-542-4089
10 Valadez [email protected] 602-542-3424
11 Cardamone [email protected] 602-542-3395
11 Norris [email protected] 602-542-4893
12 Huffman * [email protected] 602-542-3394
12 Schottel * [email protected] 602-542-5839
13 Dunbar * [email protected] 602-542-5828
13 Nichols [email protected] 602-542-5108
14 Horton [email protected] 602-542-5495
14 Pickens [email protected] 602-542-3425
15 Gleason * [email protected] 602-542-5409
15 Overton * [email protected] 602-542-5894
16 Gray * [email protected] 602-542-3376
16 Weiers * [email protected] 602-542-4639
17 Burns * [email protected] 602-542-5872
17 McGrath * [email protected] 602-542-3255
18 Gerard [email protected] 602-542-5766
18 Wong [email protected] 602-542-5836
19 Carpenter * [email protected] 602-542-1859
19 Voss * [email protected] 602-542-5168
20 Brotherton [email protected] 602-542-4002
20 Foster [email protected] 602-542-5160
21 Cooley * [email protected] 602-542-5874
21 Jarrett * [email protected] 602-542-3163
22 Loredo [email protected] 602-542-5830
22 Miranda [email protected] 602-542-3392
23 Avelar * [email protected] 602-542-3278
23 Landrum [email protected] 602-542-5864
24 Horne [email protected] 602-542-5977
24 Leff [email protected] 602-542-5863
25 Cheuvront [email protected] 602-542-5895
25 Weason [email protected] 602-542-3297
26 HatchMiller* [email protected] 602-542-5051
26 May * [email protected] 602-542-5408
27 Gardner * [email protected] 602-542-5896
27 Knaperek * [email protected] 602-542-5169
28 Allen * [email protected] 602-542-4225
28 Marsh * [email protected] 602-542-5503
29 Anderson * [email protected] 602-542-4371
29 Gardner * [email protected] 602-542-5760
30 Groscost * [email protected] 602-542-5735
30 Johnson * [email protected] 602-542-4467