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How to Handle Guns and Ghouls Safely on Halloween

by Cheryl Todd | October 24, 2023 Practicing gun safety is paramount every day of the year, not the least of which is Halloween. On a day when millions of people all across the nation celebrate the holiday by concealing their true identity and intentionally scaring...

Firearms Ad Censorship in Flagstaff

City of Flagstaff Blocks Local Firearms Dealer from Advertising Timberline Firearms and Training in Flagstaff has bought advertising at the Flagstaff Airport for years. Visitors and locals alike were made aware of the store and the indoor shooting range facility when...

Gun Rights Policy Conference 2023 is Coming to Phoenix!

Once again, the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) is coming to Arizona. Join AzCDL, the Second Amendment Foundation, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms at the biggest pro-rights event of the year! The conference will be held at the...

Two Truths and a Lie

Much has been said, debated, pontificated, blustered, and raged about the Second Amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights. Major news media, political talking points, and even official speeches delivered by the President of the United States are filled with confusing...

What is Mightier than Both the Pen and the Sword?

The pen might be mightier than the sword, but apathy defeats them both. The phrase, "The pen is mightier than the sword" implies that ideas trump action. Apathy is a complacent and marked lack of interest. The opposite of love, it is said, is not hate but...

Governor signs RKBA “Sanctuary” Legislation

On April 6, 2021 Governor Ducey signed HB 2111, the AzCDL supported legislation defending Arizona's Right to Keep and Bear Arms (RKBA) from federal overreach. HB 2111 states that, pursuant to the sovereign authority of Arizona and Article 2, Section 3 of the Arizona...

Legislative Update

Legislative Update Friday, March 26, was the deadline for Senate bills to be heard in House committees and House bills to be heard in Senate committees.  The following pro-rights bills failed to meet that deadline. HB 2827, which would have prohibited business or...

Legislative Update

A list of firearms related bills we are monitoring this session can be found on AzCDL's Bill Tracking page. This coming Friday, March 26, is the deadline for Senate bills to be heard in House committees and House bills to be heard in Senate committees.  The following...

Legislative Update

Friday, February 19, was the deadline for bills to be heard in committees in their originating chamber (House or Senate).  All the bills we opposed failed to meet the deadline and are dead for the session.  Gone are red flag confiscations, universal background checks,...

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