Amazing.
Arizona’s House of Representatives voted today, 36-19, to allow permitless “Vermont” concealed carry. The Senate passed the bill on March 29, 20-10. Jan Brewer, our Republican governor who took office when Janet Napolitano was elevated to Secretary of Homeland Security, is running for election, and running hard.
I think she’ll sign it.
I’m shocked. Arizona will probably become the third “Vermont Carry” state in the nation at the end of July.
Like Alaska, Arizona will still offer permits that allow reciprocity with other states, and our recent “guns in restaurants” legislation requires anyone who carries into a restaurant that serves alcohol to be a permit holder. The AP reports that more than 154,000 permits are currently on issue in the state. Our population is about 6.6 million, so about 2.3% of us have permits, which is about par for the course among the states with “shall issue” laws.