Arizona Governor Brewer Vetos Gun Law Reforms

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona Rated Best State For Gun Owners
Arizona Rated Best State For Gun Owners
Dean Weingarten
Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- Governor Jan Brewer vetoed gun law reforms that would have held local governments accountable.

HB 2517 would have put teeth into the state’s preemption law, with penalties for government officials that prosecuted people  for violating illegitimate local ordinances.

Florida passed a similar bill in 2011 after scofflaw governments routinely persecuted citizens who exercised their second amendment rights.  Pennsylvania and Ohio are considering similar measures.

HB 2339 would have ensured that local governments who wished to prevent people from carrying weapons in public buildings would have to do more than depend on those who would obey signs directing them to disarm.   If people with a permit were not allowed into the public buildings, then security measures would have been required to insure that those who did not obey the law were disarmed as well.   Representative Brenda Barton of Payson was disappointed at the veto.   A similar bill had been vetoed last year, and she said that she had crafted the bill to address the Governor’s issues with it.  From therepublic.com:

House Bill 2339 would have allowed people with concealed-carry permits to bring weapons into government buildings unless security measures — including armed guards, metal detectors and gun lockers — are in place. The measure excluded public K-12 schools, community colleges and universities.

Kansas passed a similar bill last year.  Opponents of the bill have claimed that it will require them to spend large amounts of money to implement; proponents have noted that it does not take much money to remove a sign.

Governor Brewer has served two terms and is not expected to run for re-election.

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About Dean Weingarten;

Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of constitutional carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and recently retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.

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Rep. Brenda Barton

Hi folks… Now the only thing stopping those with harmful intentions from accessing a public event or place is a simply piece of paper on the door. It was the argument of the gun-grabbers that HB2339 would cost local governments huge sums of money. Not so, they’ll simply do what they’ve done now for years; rely for protection on a paper sign. The governor has generally been good on pro-freedom legislation, but this is the first year she hasn’t had to think about re-election. Just say’n… Thanks for your support! Stop by the website or visit with me in FaceBook…… Read more »

james

Gov Brewer is on her way out and she knows it.
She has no plans to seek reelection as of today.

TSgt B

Sounds like you Arizonans need to impeach this Rights-quashing witch.