Arizona Citizens Defense League
Protecting Your Freedom
If you want to protect your Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Arizona, then you want to join the Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL)
AzCDL is where grassroots activists take a stand, working at the Arizona legislature to stop bad bills, get strong, pro-rights bills enacted, and defending those laws in court.
In the State Legislature
AzCDL believes that the emphasis of gun laws should be on criminal misuse and that law-abiding citizens should be able to own and carry firearms unaffected by unnecessary laws or regulations.
Towards that end, we are pursuing the following Arizona legislative improvements.
- “Freedom to Carry” – Restore and protect the right of law-abiding citizens to carry a firearm openly or discreetly anywhere they have a right to be.
- Fewer restrictions on the lawful carrying of firearms on Public property (state and local government buildings, parks, etc.).
- “Restaurant Carry” – The ability of law-abiding citizens to dine out while carrying a firearm.
- Continued strengthening and preservation of the right of presumed innocence in self-defense situations.
- Strong State Preemption – Firearms laws should be consistent throughout the State.
- Liability responsibility for property owners who ban firearms.
- Continued improvements to CCW laws.
In the Courts
It’s not enough to pass good laws. Once enacted, they have to be defended against those that would diregard or misapply them.
AzCDL has partnered with several organizations that specialize in protecting your freedom in court, including the Second Amendment Foundation and the Goldwater Institute.
When Pima County violated state preemption law and ignored our warnings we took them to court–and won!
When the City of Sedona had ordinances in place interfering with your right to keep and bear arms on trails and in other recreational areas, we had legislators file a complaint with the Arizona Attorney General–and the city amended the ordinance!
A friendly letter to the City of Eloy was all it took to get their restrictive firearm ordinance off the books.
At the Ballot Box
The AzCDL Political Action Committee (AzCDL PAC) identifies and provides financial support to political candidates for state and local offices that understand and defend your right to keep and bear arms.
Donations to AzCDL PAC help ensure that the state legislature, county boards of supervisors, city councils, and other elected bodies are made up of people that support AzCDL’s mission to Protect Your Freedom.
Join today – It’s an investment in protecting your freedom!
Our members are the best people out there, working together to protect your rights. AzCDL donations are a small price to pay to preserve the freedoms we all cherish. Make a difference!
Subscribe to our email alerts
You’ll be to first to know when something is affecting your right to bear arms in Arizona, good or bad. And, we will help you do something about it.
Become a Volunteer
Help us educate our fellow citizens at gun shows and other events on what is being done to restore and protect their right to bear arms in Arizona. Visit our Volunteer page to learn more.
AzCDL is self-funded and fiercely independent.
We are not beholden to any national organizations or political parties. No outsiders, no sugar daddies, no corporate string pullers, and no New York billionaires. We are funded by your donations.
How much is “Protecting Your Freedom” worth?
The Arizona Citizens Defense League (AzCDL) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) and was founded by a group of local activists who recognized that a sustained, coordinated, statewide effort was critical to restoring and protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.