HB2544

THE CONTEXT: Current statute asserts that a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Arizona and that remains within the borders of Arizona is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce and is not considered to have traveled in interstate commerce. The importation into Arizona of a firearm accessory, any generic or insignificant part that has other manufacturing or consumer product applications or any basic materials, including unmachined steel and unshaped wood that i...

WHAT THE BILL DID: Asserts that a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is modified in Arizona and that remains within the borders of Arizona is not subject to federal law or federal regulation.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to make the public-safety rule for arizona manufactured clearer and more usable. It would asserts that a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is modified in Arizona and that remains within the borders of Arizona is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, and would also asserts that a firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is modified in Arizona from basic materials that can be modified without the inclusion of any significant parts imported from another state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.