Barker
05-16-2006, 11:26 AM
From the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL):
HB 2076 (weapons; misconduct; storage; map pocket) is finally going to be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW).
HB 2076 is an AzCDL supported bill that would require on-site, "readily accessible" storage and "immediate retrieval" of a weapon when public establishments or events forbid firearms: http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2076
Unfortunately, an amendment was passed by the Senate Judiciary committee that extended the effective date of HB 2076 until January 1, 2009. Because of AzCDL testimony, support for the 2009 effective date was weakened and we are expecting a floor amendment to revise the effective date during the Senate COW hearing.
In the meantime, it is important to let the Senate know your feelings on HB 2076 and to urge its passage in the COW.
Below is a sample letter to use in contacting your Senator. For those wishing to contact every Senator, an email list is provided following the letter.
To find your Senator go here: http://tinyurl.com/bmfwn
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Dear Senator:
The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that HB 2076 will soon be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW). I ask that you please vote for HB 2076.
HB 2076 simply requires compliance with a provision of the Firearms Preemption Law passed in 2000. Since 2000, ARS 13-3102(A)(10) has allowed government buildings and events to prohibit firearms if they request that a person surrender their firearm and "place it in the custody of the operator of the establishment or sponsor of the event." If they do not take "custody" of the firearm, they may not prohibit possession of firearms.
Unfortunately, law-abiding firearms owners currently receive disparate and discriminatory treatment. Some public establishments and events provide storage lockers. Many require law-abiding citizens to surrender their firearms to local police for off-site "custody," where retrieval is made difficult by inconvenient locations or office hours. Some refuse to do even that, and require law-abiding citizens to leave their firearms in their vehicles, easy targets for thieves here in the auto theft capitol of the U.S.
HB 2076 requires uniform compliance with the law when operators of public establishments or events decide to prohibit firearms. Under the proposed law, the operator is required to provide temporary and secure storage that is readily accessible on entry and permits immediate retrieval upon exit if they choose to prohibit the lawful carrying of firearms.
Contrary to the claims of opponents of HB 2076, there is no unfunded mandate. Firearms prohibition is voluntary. Nothing in HB 2076, or the law that passed in 2000, requires any facility or event to prohibit firearms. There are a number of states that do not prohibit lawful possession of firearms in government facilities, including their state capitols, and they have not experienced any problems. Without electronic screening, the kind of prohibition allowed in ARS 13-3102 only affects those citizens intent on complying with the law, not those intent on violence.
Again, I ask for your support and vote for HB 2076.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Street Address
City, AZ zip-code
(telephone number)
**********************
List of Senate email addresses separated by semi-colon:
eableser@azleg.gov ; paboud@azleg.gov ; laguirre@azleg.gov ; callen@azleg.gov ; marzberger@azleg.gov ; tbee@azleg.gov ; kbennett@azleg.gov ; rblendu@azleg.gov ; bbrotherton@azleg.gov ; rburns@azleg.gov ; rcannell@azleg.gov ; kcheuvront@azleg.gov ; jflake@azleg.gov ; jgarcia@azleg.gov ; rgould@azleg.gov ; cgray@azleg.gov ; lgray@azleg.gov ; ahale@azleg.gov ; jharper@azleg.gov ; thellon@azleg.gov ; jhuppenthal@azleg.gov ; kjohnson@azleg.gov ; bleff@azleg.gov ; dmartin@azleg.gov ; rmiranda@azleg.gov ; rrios@azleg.gov ; vsoltero@azleg.gov ; jtibshraeny@azleg.gov ; tverschoor@azleg.gov ; jwaring@azleg.gov
List of Senate email addresses separated by comma:
eableser@azleg.gov , paboud@azleg.gov , laguirre@azleg.gov , callen@azleg.gov , marzberger@azleg.gov , tbee@azleg.gov , kbennett@azleg.gov , rblendu@azleg.gov , bbrotherton@azleg.gov , rburns@azleg.gov , rcannell@azleg.gov , kcheuvront@azleg.gov , jflake@azleg.gov , jgarcia@azleg.gov , rgould@azleg.gov , cgray@azleg.gov , lgray@azleg.gov , ahale@azleg.gov , jharper@azleg.gov , thellon@azleg.gov , jhuppenthal@azleg.gov , kjohnson@azleg.gov , bleff@azleg.gov , dmartin@azleg.gov , rmiranda@azleg.gov , rrios@azleg.gov , vsoltero@azleg.gov , jtibshraeny@azleg.gov , tverschoor@azleg.gov , jwaring@azleg.gov
These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization. Join today!
AzCDL – Protecting Your Freedom
http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html
HB 2076 (weapons; misconduct; storage; map pocket) is finally going to be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW).
HB 2076 is an AzCDL supported bill that would require on-site, "readily accessible" storage and "immediate retrieval" of a weapon when public establishments or events forbid firearms: http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2076
Unfortunately, an amendment was passed by the Senate Judiciary committee that extended the effective date of HB 2076 until January 1, 2009. Because of AzCDL testimony, support for the 2009 effective date was weakened and we are expecting a floor amendment to revise the effective date during the Senate COW hearing.
In the meantime, it is important to let the Senate know your feelings on HB 2076 and to urge its passage in the COW.
Below is a sample letter to use in contacting your Senator. For those wishing to contact every Senator, an email list is provided following the letter.
To find your Senator go here: http://tinyurl.com/bmfwn
***********************
Dear Senator:
The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) has informed me that HB 2076 will soon be heard in the Senate Committee of the Whole (COW). I ask that you please vote for HB 2076.
HB 2076 simply requires compliance with a provision of the Firearms Preemption Law passed in 2000. Since 2000, ARS 13-3102(A)(10) has allowed government buildings and events to prohibit firearms if they request that a person surrender their firearm and "place it in the custody of the operator of the establishment or sponsor of the event." If they do not take "custody" of the firearm, they may not prohibit possession of firearms.
Unfortunately, law-abiding firearms owners currently receive disparate and discriminatory treatment. Some public establishments and events provide storage lockers. Many require law-abiding citizens to surrender their firearms to local police for off-site "custody," where retrieval is made difficult by inconvenient locations or office hours. Some refuse to do even that, and require law-abiding citizens to leave their firearms in their vehicles, easy targets for thieves here in the auto theft capitol of the U.S.
HB 2076 requires uniform compliance with the law when operators of public establishments or events decide to prohibit firearms. Under the proposed law, the operator is required to provide temporary and secure storage that is readily accessible on entry and permits immediate retrieval upon exit if they choose to prohibit the lawful carrying of firearms.
Contrary to the claims of opponents of HB 2076, there is no unfunded mandate. Firearms prohibition is voluntary. Nothing in HB 2076, or the law that passed in 2000, requires any facility or event to prohibit firearms. There are a number of states that do not prohibit lawful possession of firearms in government facilities, including their state capitols, and they have not experienced any problems. Without electronic screening, the kind of prohibition allowed in ARS 13-3102 only affects those citizens intent on complying with the law, not those intent on violence.
Again, I ask for your support and vote for HB 2076.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Street Address
City, AZ zip-code
(telephone number)
**********************
List of Senate email addresses separated by semi-colon:
eableser@azleg.gov ; paboud@azleg.gov ; laguirre@azleg.gov ; callen@azleg.gov ; marzberger@azleg.gov ; tbee@azleg.gov ; kbennett@azleg.gov ; rblendu@azleg.gov ; bbrotherton@azleg.gov ; rburns@azleg.gov ; rcannell@azleg.gov ; kcheuvront@azleg.gov ; jflake@azleg.gov ; jgarcia@azleg.gov ; rgould@azleg.gov ; cgray@azleg.gov ; lgray@azleg.gov ; ahale@azleg.gov ; jharper@azleg.gov ; thellon@azleg.gov ; jhuppenthal@azleg.gov ; kjohnson@azleg.gov ; bleff@azleg.gov ; dmartin@azleg.gov ; rmiranda@azleg.gov ; rrios@azleg.gov ; vsoltero@azleg.gov ; jtibshraeny@azleg.gov ; tverschoor@azleg.gov ; jwaring@azleg.gov
List of Senate email addresses separated by comma:
eableser@azleg.gov , paboud@azleg.gov , laguirre@azleg.gov , callen@azleg.gov , marzberger@azleg.gov , tbee@azleg.gov , kbennett@azleg.gov , rblendu@azleg.gov , bbrotherton@azleg.gov , rburns@azleg.gov , rcannell@azleg.gov , kcheuvront@azleg.gov , jflake@azleg.gov , jgarcia@azleg.gov , rgould@azleg.gov , cgray@azleg.gov , lgray@azleg.gov , ahale@azleg.gov , jharper@azleg.gov , thellon@azleg.gov , jhuppenthal@azleg.gov , kjohnson@azleg.gov , bleff@azleg.gov , dmartin@azleg.gov , rmiranda@azleg.gov , rrios@azleg.gov , vsoltero@azleg.gov , jtibshraeny@azleg.gov , tverschoor@azleg.gov , jwaring@azleg.gov
These alerts are a project of the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL), an all volunteer, non-profit, non-partisan grassroots organization. Join today!
AzCDL – Protecting Your Freedom
http://www.azcdl.org/html/join_us_.html