By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star
Saying they’re exempt, state representatives voted Tuesday to allow themselves to carry their guns onto the House floor.
On a party-line vote, the Republican majority beat back a proposal by Democrats to enact a new rule to forbid any person from entering the House building while armed. The only exception would be for peace officers “acting in their official capacities.”
Rep. Randall Friese, D-Tucson, pointed out that Arizona law makes it a crime to bring a weapon into a public building if there is a “no guns” sign at the door. And he pointed out there are such signs at the public entrances.
