Becky Nutt voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Individuals with Concealed Carry Permits to Enter Most Buildings with Firearms
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes individuals with concealed carry permits to enter most buildings.
Defines ‘secured facility’ as the following, including (Sec. 1):
A public establishment or event that has security personnel and electronic weapons screening devices in place at each entrance to the public establishment; or
A public establishment or public event that has security personnel who electronically screen each person who enters the public establishment or event to determine if the person is carrying a deadly weapon and the security personnel require that each person who is carrying a deadly weapon to leave the weapon in possession of the security personnel while the person enters the public establishment or event.
Amends Arizona Revised Statutes to allow individuals with concealed carry permits to bring their weapons into public establishments or places legally, unless (Sec. 1):
The public establishment or event is a secured facility;
The establishment is a state, county, municipal judicial department, prosecutorial office or facility, law enforcement agency or correctional facility;
The area is a place where firearm possession is prohibited by federal law;
The place is an educational institution;
The place is a community college district or a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents;
The establishment is a facility operated by the Arizona State Hospital or by a special healthcare district; or
They are using their weapon to restrict the property rights of a property owner; or
They are carrying that weapon in a vehicle or craft.
Title: Authorizes Individuals with Concealed Carry Permits to Enter Most Buildings with Firearms