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AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 13, CHAPTER 31, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES BY ADDING A NEW SECTION.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 13, Chapter 31, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by
adding new section 13-3119:
A.R.S. §13-3119. Gun-Free-Zone Liability.
A. Any person, organization or entity, or any agency of government that creates a gun-free zone shall be liable for damages resulting from criminal conduct that occurs against an individual in such gun-free zone, if a reasonable person would believe that possession of a firearm could have helped the individual defend against such conduct. In the event the conduct is a result of a terrorist attack as federally defined, or adversely affects a disabled person, a person who is a member of a minority as federally defined, a senior citizen or a child under 16 years of age, treble damages shall apply.
B. For the purposes of this section, criminal conduct shall include offenses specified under this title in Chapter 11 (Homicide), Chapter 12 (Assault and Related Offenses), Chapter 13 (Kidnapping), Chapter 14 (Sexual Offenses), Chapter 15 (Criminal Trespass and Burglary), Chapter 17 (Arson), Chapter 19 (Robbery), Chapter 25 (Escape and Related Offenses), Chapter 29 (Offenses Against Public Order) and Chapter 36 (Family Offenses).
C. For the purposes of this section, the term "gun-free zone" shall mean any building, place, area or curtilage that is open to the public, or in or upon any public conveyance, where a person's right or ability to keep arms or to bear arms is infringed, restricted or diminished in any way by statute, policy, rule, regulation, ordinance, utterance or posted signs.
Kennesaw is noted for its unique firearms legislation in response to Morton Grove, Illinois' law mandating gun prohibition. In 1982 the city passed an ordinance [Sec 34-21]:[21]
(a) In order to provide for the emergency management of the city, and further in order to provide for and protect the safety, security and general welfare of the city and its inhabitants, every head of household residing in the city limits is required to maintain a firearm, together with ammunition therefore.
(b) Exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who suffer a physical or mental disability which would prohibit them from using such a firearm. Further exempt from the effect of this section are those heads of households who are paupers or who conscientiously oppose maintaining firearms as a result of beliefs or religious doctrine, or persons convicted of a felony.
See, following this logic...There are three things you can do with a bear; you can leave the bear alone, you can poke the bear or you can kill the bear.
If the bear isn't doing anything to cause problems you leave the bear alone, or maybe you just don't like bears and you want to kill the bear, in that case you had best kill the bear and be done with it.
But if you keep poking the bear, the bear is going to get p!$$ed off and the person doing the poking will more than likely loose an eye.
It's all fun and games until someone looses an eye, then it's just funny.
I'd like to take that one further: make them strictly liable.How about a Gun Free Zone Liability Act?
Basically, "If you create a make-believe gun-free zone, you're liable for any harm it causes." This one is from Arizona.
Taken from: gunlaws.com - Gun Free Zone Bill and Review
The liberals introduce anti-gun bills every year. Year after year..... A lot of the bills don't have a snowball's chance in hell. But, they can dream and besides, they don't really have to pass. Because, the bills have the affect of wearing gun owners down.
So, isn't it time to strike back? Rrrrright.....use their methods, against them. And, if it does pass.....well, well, what a game changer.
Aloha, Mark