Constitutional Law

Arizona governor casts veto

Newspapers report that the governor vetoed a couple of bills, one to make the CCW license a lifetime one, another to make it clear that a person could display a firearm (but not use it) in response to verbal threats.

UPDATE: I recall several cases where you had one guy going along side or tailgating the other, shouting threats, the recipient of the threat showed him that he was armed, and the one making the threats departed, called 911, and got the sorta-defender arrested. It was probably under Ariz. Rev. Statutes 13-2904, covering disorderly conduct:

"A. A person commits disorderly conduct if, with intent to disturb the peace or quiet of a neighborhood, family or person, or with knowledge of doing so, such person
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6. Recklessly handles, displays or discharges a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.

B. Disorderly conduct under subsection A, paragraph 6 is a class 6 felony. Disorderly conduct under subsection A, paragraph 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 is a class 1 misdemeanor."

ANOTHER UPDATE: Prof. Joe Olson's remarks are in extended remarks, below.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).