PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 11, 2016) – The Arizona State House and Senate leadership soundly rejected the principles of the Founding Fathers during the 2016 legislative session. They protected the Washington D.C. status quo by killing 18 bills that would have blocked the federal enforcement of various unconstitutional programs. To make matters worse, most of the…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (June 8, 2016) – Intense opposition by law enforcement lobbyists killed an Arizona bill that would have prohibited the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep.…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Mar. 15, 2016) – Today, an important Arizona Senate committee passed a bill to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 29, 2016) – Today, the Arizona House passed a bill to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. The vote was 35-24. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 23, 2016) – Yesterday, two important legislative committees in Arizona passed bills to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce various federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale)…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 17, 2016) – Today, an Arizona House committee passed a bill that would prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale)…
PHOENIX (Feb. 16, 2016) – Today, an Arizona Senate committee passed a bill that would set the foundation to reject and block gun control executive orders. The vote was 4-0 with 3 members present, but not voting. Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) introduced Senate Bill 1452 (SB1452) on Feb. 2. The legislation declares that “Any executive order or action that…
We recently reported on five states with bills to reject federal gun control measures. And this week, we can add three additional states, with more likely to join soon.
Arizona HB2300 would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state.(learn more here) It must pass in the House Judiciary Committee to receive a vote in the full House. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the House Judiciary…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Jan. 19, 2016) – An Arizona bill would prohibit state cooperation with the enforcement all future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House Bill 2300 (HB2300) last week with three other…