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Article: Arizona Senator tries again - concealed weapons bill goes to Gov. Napolitano
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- Arizona Capitol Times
- Article date:
- May 11, 2007
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Another concealed weapons bill is on the way to the governor's
desk, some two weeks after she vetoed a gun measure sponsored by the
same lawmaker.
The Senate comfortably passed S1629, which reduces the penalty for
carrying a concealed weapon without a concealed weapons permit from a
class 1 misdemeanor to a petty offense, on May 10.
Told of the argument that by reducing the offense it makes it
easier to potentially carry out a bad deed, Johnson said "bad guys"
will always have access to weapons.
"The bad guys are going to get the guns regardless. Why make it
more difficult and harder for the good guys to have guns to protect
themselves?" she asked.
Johnson said she also believes that if ...