For reasons beyond our control, AzCDL’s 2020 October annual meeting in Phoenix will not take place.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the venue is no longer able to accommodate our attendance expectations. Barring unforeseen circumstances, we expect the 2021 annual...

The AzCDL Newsletter for August 2020 is available for viewing and downloading at our website. Inside this issue: 2019 & 2020 Legislator Voting Records Will Arizona become the next Virginia? The Attorneys on Retainer program AzCDL annual Board election Download...

On July 21, The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 6395, the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  108 Republicans joined 187 Democrats to pass the bill with a bipartisan, veto proof, majority. We commend Arizona’s Republican Representatives for voting...

2020 is an election year.  The Arizona State primary elections are on August 4, 2020. Wonder how your Arizona State legislators have honored their oath of office? AzCDL has posted the voting records of all state legislators on key pro-rights firearms bills for the...

You are invited to join AzCDL on our outing to Front Sight’s Nevada facility  from September 11 through 14 when Front Sight is offering a 4 Day Defensive Handgun class.  Information about this class, along with others that are offered, can be found at Front Sight’s...

For the law-abiding, the heaviest thing about a firearm is the responsibility that comes with it.  If you carry a firearm, you already accepted the responsibility of defending yourself and loved ones.  However, carrying a firearm increases your odds of an interaction...

The AzCDL Newsletter for May 2020 is available for viewing and downloading. Inside this issue: Recap of 2020 Arizona Legislation Emergency declarations and firearms confiscations Bloomberg targets Arizona - again Download your copy today.

Too often, when discussing legislative proposals that restrict our right to keep and bear arms in Arizona, we hear “Oh, that’ll never happen in Arizona” as if there is a magic force field over the state that will keep our legislators from infringing on our rights. It...

On Monday, March 23, the Arizona Legislature passed a baseline budget and adjourned “to the sound of the gavel”, which means they will not be back until the Chinese Coronavirus issue is under control. For now, the plan is to reconvene and clean up the unfinished...

With the Chinese Coronavirus panic, there are social media rumors flying around about emergencies being declared in Arizona so that firearms can be confiscated. Thanks to AzCDL’s legislative efforts that issue was addressed years ago.  Neither the state nor any...