HB 2058 Summary

• Establishes the Arizona Citizens Marksmanship Program administered by the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to provide firearms training to eligible Arizona state guard members, with authority to accept grants, sell firearms and equipment, and contract with manufacturers.

• Creates the Arizona Citizens Marksmanship Program Fund consisting of private donations and sales proceeds from firearms and equipment, with monies continuously appropriated and exempt from lapsing appropriations rules.

• Expands militia eligibility in Section 26-121 to include all citizens and residents at least 18 years of age capable of acting in concert for common defense, removing previous age cap of 45 years.

• Authorizes militia members to privately purchase and lawfully possess semiautomatic handguns, shotguns, rifles, and related equipment and ammunition used by federal armed forces or authorized by state law enforcement, including high-capacity magazines.

• Sunsets the Arizona Citizens Marksmanship Program on July 1, 2028, and makes changes to militia eligibility contingent on voter approval of a constitutional amendment.