HB 2406 Summary

• Allows concealed handgun permit holders to carry firearms on premises of on-sale liquor retailers unless the licensee posts a specific warning sign prohibiting weapons.

• Requires warning signs to be posted within twenty feet of each register, at every entrance, and behind the bar if applicable, displaying a firearm in a red circle with diagonal line and text stating "no firearms allowed pursuant to A.R.S. section 4-229."

• Provides affirmative defenses to prosecution for carrying firearms if the person was not informed of the notice, the notice was not properly posted, or the notice was posted within thirty days of the violation.

• Establishes that it is unlawful for anyone except peace officers, licensed security personnel, the licensee, or licensee employees acting with permission to possess a firearm on on-sale retailer premises if that person knows possession is prohibited.

• Prohibits any person in possession of a firearm from consuming spirituous liquor while on the licensed premises of an on-sale retailer.