AZ HB2619

Prohibits manufacture, import, possession, purchase, sale, or transfer of assault weapons and large capacity magazines, with exceptions for government officers, armed forces members, peace officers, and licensed manufacturers/dealers selling to law enforcement or military.

Allows persons legally possessing assault weapons before the effective date 90 days to remove them from the state, render them inoperable, surrender them to law enforcement, or register them.

Registered assault weapons must pass background checks, be stored securely per Department of Public Safety rules, be renewed annually, and may only be possessed on owned property, at licensed gunsmiths, at licensed firing ranges, or in locked containers during transport to these locations.

Registered owners are civilly liable for damages if their weapon is used in a crime, unless the weapon was stolen and the theft was reported within 48 hours; registered assault weapons cannot be purchased, sold, or transferred except to gunsmiths for repair or law enforcement for destruction.

Violations include: class 1 misdemeanor with minimum $750 fine for first possession-only violation, class 5 felony with minimum $2,500 fine for subsequent possession violations, and class 4 felony with minimum $5,000 fine for other violations; defines assault weapons as semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines, semiautomatic pistols with certain features, and semiautomatic shotguns meeting specific criteria.