On Friday, June 19, Governor Katie Hobbs (D), vetoed Senate Bill 1068 and Senate Bill 1069. For those keeping score at home, this marks not the first, nor the second, but the third time Governor Hobbs has vetoed campus carry and suppressor reform. This comes on top of our earlier reporting that Governor Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1058.
Senate Bill 1068 would have prohibited governing boards of universities, colleges, and community colleges from enacting or enforcing any policy preventing the carrying of concealed handguns by carry permit holders or preventing citizens from lawfully transporting or storing firearms in locked vehicles hidden from view. Adults who are officially licensed to carry a firearm for self-defense should not be prevented from doing so simply because they seek higher education, but Governor Hobbs thinks otherwise.
Senate Bill 1069 would have removed “muffling devices,” commonly known as suppressors, from Arizona’s list of prohibited weapons, ensuring state law is consistent with federal law and protecting the rights of law-abiding firearm owners.
Unfortunately, Governor Hobbs' record continues to reflect a fundamental disagreement and outright hostility towards law-abiding Arizonans and their rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment.
Nonetheless, your National Rifle Association will be back in Phoenix next year, continuing to promote and protect your right to keep and bear arms.
Please stay tuned to your inbox and www.nraila.org for updates throughout the interim.
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