In Arizona you must be at least twenty-one years old to legally carry a concealed weapon. However, there will be difficulties in changing the law due to recent violent shootings such as those in Boston, Sandy Hook, Tucson and Aurora. The law states that “you must be at least 21 years of age or older” (arizonaconcealedcarry). Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed two bills passed this year that addressed the issue of concealed carry. The first, House Bill 2339, states that people with permits can carry concealed weapons in government buildings. House Bill 2517 “would punish towns and cities for enacting laws that are harsher than state laws” (Rau par 2). Those most likely to oppose the new legislation include parties involved in the 2011 Tucson, Arizona, shootings and conservatives (but not exclusive to just these groups). Government involvement is necessary because we need a push to change legislation that has not been changed since 2010 (Kiley par 2). In the United States there are some alternative bills in the 2014 legislation. In 2015 we may consider adopting one of them for Arizona if it suits our cause. There is legislation in Georgia that passes a law allowing open carry of firearms in schools, bars and churches as long as the owner has not prohibited the carry, as well as concealed carry for those 18 and over in the army as long as other specifications are met. Churches such as Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed, will ban all firearms on their premises. This in turn could make the bill more difficult to pass. However, many pro-gun groups remained committed to the bill and "Many openly carried guns, and some wore National Rifle Association hats and buttons......center of paper......ry/news /politics/2014 /04/23/arizona-governor-brewer-vetoes-gun-bills/8053753/>.Sayers, Devon and McLaughlin Eliott. “Georgia law allows use of firearms in some schools, bars , asked." CNN USA April 23, 2014, No. Page. Network. April 26, 2014. .Sickler, Michael. "Bill Advances to Allow Florida Gun Owners to Carry Concealed Heat During Evacuations." Miami Herald Legislature [Miami] April 08, 2014, No. April 26, 2014. .Soto, Javier and Catherine Holland. “Gun Control: Arizona Lawmakers Move to Exempt State from Federal Laws.” .page.Print.Virginia Center for Public Safety. .
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