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Originally Posted by speeder
And keeping guns out is only one part of an overall, common sense, ass hole reduction strategy.
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Do you propose metal detectors at the door? Bad guys don't obey the law and they certainly don't obey gunbusters signs, which don't carry much more than the threat of a trespassing cite.
It's been legal in AZ for about three years and with a bunch of silly conditions and exceptions that got the bill passed when the NRA got involved and screwed it all up. You must have a CCW to carry in a place that serves for on-premise consumption, no open carry. (You don't need a permit to CCW in AZ otherwise.) If the venue wants to ban guns, they have to have a very specific, state-issued sign at the door
and next to the liquor license, and you are allowed to walk in to look for said sign or pick up your take-out order before you're considered in violation. Here's the kicker - the law does not apply to non-AZ residents. So a cool-head like Speeder could legally carry in a guns-banned bar here, while a real hothead like myself cannot.
That said, I've never heard of a single incident. The worst that can happen, if you get made, is they ask you to leave and, if you make a stink, you get a trespassing cite and take your business elsewhere.
You can't drink while armed, but you can have a .07 BAC and be perfectly legal behind the wheel, driving home from the bar AND armed. That keeps us all safe, eh?