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REFERENCE TITLE: Arizona firearms; prohibited enforcement |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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HB 2291 |
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Introduced by Representatives Smith, Kwasman, Seel, Stevens, Thorpe
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AN ACT
amending title 13, chapter 31, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 13-3121; relating to firearms.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, chapter 31, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3121, to read:
13-3121. Arizona firearms; prohibited enforcement of federal laws; representation by the attorney general; classification; definition
A. A public servant or a federally licensed dealer who sells firearms in this state shall not enforce or attempt to enforce any act, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government relating to a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is owned or manufactured commercially or privately in this state and that remains exclusively within the borders of this state.
B. An official, agent or employee of the United States government shall not enforce or attempt to enforce any act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government relating to a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is owned or manufactured commercially or privately in this state and that remains exclusively within the borders of this state.
C. The attorney general may defend a citizen of this state who is prosecuted by the United States government for violation of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is owned or manufactured and that is retained exclusively within the borders of this state.
D. Any federal law, rule, regulation or order that is effective on or after January 1, 2013 is unenforceable within the borders of this state if the law, rule, regulation or order attempts to do any of the following:
1. Ban or restrict ownership of a semiautomatic firearm or any magazine of a firearm.
2. Require any firearm, magazine or other firearm accessory to be registered in any manner.
E. A person who violates subsection B of this section is guilty of a class 6 felony.
F. For the purposes of this section, "public servant" means any officer or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state, including legislators and judges, and any person who participates, as juror, witness, advisor, consultant or otherwise, in performing a government function.