Arizona continues to snub Washington, this time on guns

gunsBy Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times

A first-term lawmaker is pushing legislation he contends will block at least two branches of the federal government from imposing their will on Arizona.

HB 2024 would forbid the state from using its resources to implement any presidential executive order unless it had been approved by Congress and found to be constitutional. Rep. Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, said he crafted it even before President Obama announced on Tuesday he is taking executive action to redefine who is a gun dealer and subject to requirements to do background checks.

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Related: Gabrielle Giffords takes front-row seat at Obama’s gun measure announcement/AP

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