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AZ SB1460

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kelli Ward

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Allows persons whose criminal convictions are set aside to restore their right to possess firearms, except for those convicted of serious offenses as defined in section 13-706.

  • Persons whose firearm rights are restored may possess suppressors, short-barreled rifles and shotguns (under 16 and 18 inches respectively), and nunchaku and similar self-defense instruments.

  • Removes suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and nunchaku from the definition of prohibited weapons, allowing lawful possession by eligible individuals.

  • Maintains firearm possession restrictions for persons convicted of dangerous offenses, those required to register as sex offenders, those with findings of sexual motivation, and offenses involving victims under 15 years old.

  • Clarifies that grammatical edits to prohibited weapon definitions do not substantively change restrictions on automatic firearms, explosives, or other dangerous devices.

Legislative Description

Setting aside conviction; firearm possession

Last Action

Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended

2/23/2015

Full Bill Text

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