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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
Senate: JUDE DP 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 17-10-3-0-0 |
SB 1069: prohibited weapons; muffling device; repeal
Sponsor: Senator Rogers, LD 7
Committee on Judiciary
Overview
Excludes suppressors from the definition of prohibited weapon.
History
In the Arizona Criminal Code, a prohibited weapon is defined to include:
1) bombs, grenades, landmines and rockets with more than four ounces of propellant;
2) suppressors made to muffle the sound of a firearm;
3) fully automatic firearms;
4) short barreled rifles and shotguns;
5) breakable containers with flammable liquids and a wick (commonly called Molotov cocktails);
6) chemical explosives;
7) improvised explosive devices; and
8) parts or materials designed and intended to make bombs or explosives (A.R.S. § 13-3101).
Statute specifies that bombs, suppressors, fully automatic firearms and short barreled firearms do not fall within the definition of prohibited weapon, if they are possessed and manufactured in compliance with federal law (A.R.S. § 13-3101).
A person can commit misconduct involving weapons by knowingly manufacturing, possessing, transporting, selling or transferring a prohibited weapon; this offence is a class 4 felony (A.R.S. § 13-3102).
Provisions
1. Removes a device that is designed, made or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm from the definition of a prohibited weapon. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2)
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