Arizona Gov Speaks at NRA Convention
I live in Arizona, so this is of interest.
Brewer to NRA: Why not guns in bars?
The governor tells convention-goers she takes a very broad view of the right of Arizonans to carry guns.
PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer signaled her support Friday for laws to expand the rights of Arizonans to carry loaded weapons in their cars — and maybe into bars.
Brewer told members of the National Rifle Association meeting here of the long-standing relationship between Arizonans and their firearms. “Over the years, our Arizona frontiersmen always kept a gun under the seat of their wagon,” she said.
The comments came just days after the state House voted overwhelmingly to allow individuals to have their guns in their cars in parking lots on private property, even over the objections of the property owner. That measure, now awaiting Senate action, is being pushed by the NRA.
Gubernatorial press aide Paul Senseman said Brewer never firmly commits to signing legislation until she’s seen the final version that lands on her desk.
“But, generally speaking, she’s supportive of the thrust of that legislation,” he said.
Senseman said he has not discussed other legislation that would allow individuals, even those without a permit to carry a concealed weapon, to have guns underneath the seats of their vehicles. Lawmakers approved a measure to do exactly that last year, only to have it vetoed by Brewer’s predecessor, Janet Napolitano.
16 May 2009 06:47 am morgan 0 comments
