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AZ SB1418

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2024

Primary Sponsor

Anna Hernandez

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona law to allow state agencies and law enforcement to destroy firearms, ammunition, and firearm components without restriction, removing previous limitations that only permitted destruction under specific statutes.

  • Requires unclaimed firearms to be sold to federally licensed businesses authorized to sell firearms to the public, unless prohibited by federal or state law, rather than destroyed.

  • Allows law enforcement agencies to trade retained firearms to licensed dealers for ammunition, weapons, equipment, or other materials for exclusive law enforcement use.

  • Clarifies that political subdivisions cannot regulate firearm destruction and that state law preemption on firearms regulation remains in effect with existing exceptions for local ordinances.

Legislative Description

Firearms; destruction by state

Weapons

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/5/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/1/2024
Judiciary2/1/2024

Full Bill Text

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