AZCDL Voter Guide?

[admin]

In the past, the AZCDL has published a voter guide (including recommendations) for primaries and elections to point out which candidates were 2A friendly and which had positions friendly to 2A.

I don't see anything for that this year. Are they no longer doing it?

Note that I am NOT talking about "Voting records".

[thom]

I asked Charles Heller. He said no they are not doing a guide.

Thom

[YNOTAZ]

I wish AZCDL remained involved but lacking that, I will throw my two cents in. I met with one of the leaders of the Arizona republican party during the NRA/ILA meeting. Good or bad, obviously a firearms forum that he was attending, so I asked him about voting. He said, what I can tell you is with a one vote majority in the House, we see exactly how the voting goes. Every republican supports our gun rights. His comment was no matter how big an A-Hole you think the republican is, you want to maintain the majority.

In that light, here is a recommendation from the republican party, do with it as you will.

[thom]

Like YNOTAZ said, if we don't have a SMALL majority in state congress these bills would have became law. We all have to do our part to keep the anti 2A crowd out of office.
The installed governor, Hobbs, is using HER CAMPAIGN FUNDS to turn the Az Legislature democratic. This was reported in the Daily Independent by Howard Fischer a couple days ago. She has a few million dollars to spend this way.

Bills AzCDL Opposed
All of these bills have been killed in committee because of the Republican majority.
HB2221 - Firearm purchases; waiting period; offense
Rep. Jennifer L. Longdon (D)
Would have mandated a waiting period for firearm sales and
transfers by licensed firearms dealers, except for law enforcement and licensed private security personnel. Violation would
have been a Class 6 felony.
HB2222 - Firearm sales; transfers; background checks
Rep. Jennifer L. Longdon (D)
Would have prohibited a person from selling or transferring a
firearm if they are not a licensed firearms dealer. Would have
required all sales or transfers to take place through a licensed
firearms dealers. Would have permitted the dealer to charge a
fee for service, not to exceed $20. Would have made violation a
Class 5 Felony.

HB2224 - TPT; exemption; firearm storage devices
Rep. Jennifer L. Longdon (D)
Would have expanded the list of exemptions from the retail
transaction privilege and use taxes to include the sales of safe
firearm storage devices. Although it may sound like a good idea
to eliminate sales tax on safes and other storage devices, it’s
clear that it is a prelude to more onerous storage laws in the
future.
HB2225 - Patient information; gun safety; appropriation
Rep. Jennifer L. Longdon (D)
Would have required doctors, nurses, and assistants that provide
infant and pediatric care to inform parents or guardians of gun
safety measures in the home. This would be done in writing,
verbally or via a gun safety pamphlet authored and published by
the Arizona Department of Health Services.
This legislation infringes upon the rights of parents and guardians to make decisions about how they educate their children
regarding gun safety in their homes.
HB2233 - Firearms; ammunition; storage; civil penalty
Rep. Jennifer L. Longdon (D)
Would prohibit the storage or possession of a firearm in any
residence unless the owner of the firearm keeps the firearm and
ammunition in a securely locked box, equips the firearm with a
device that renders is inoperable without key or combination and
the owner does not allow another person access to the key or
combination without the owner’s specific acknowledgement and
consent, Would have assessed a civil penalty of at least $1,000
for any violation.
The governor continues to be a major roadblock to protecting the right to keep and bear arms in Arizona.

[thom]

Here are the 2023-2024 legislator voting records directly from the AZCDL website.
We need all we can get.
DM47 also started a post on the board.
https://azcdl.org/wp-content/uploads/20 ... 2024-1.pdf