Free Republic

PHOENIX — Are you 18? Not convicted of a crime? Legislation set for debate today would let you carry a concealed weapon without having to bother with the background check, training and proficiency test now required. Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, said she believes all Arizonans should have the right to defend themselves. Allen, who does have a state-issued permit to carry a concealed gun, said she does not believe that makes gun owners any safer. More to the point, she said the law makes Arizonans less safe. Allen’s proposal, SB 1270, does not do away with the concealed weapon permits....

<p>I am still in a state of shock from reading that Arizona does not have a tax on real estate sales.</p> <p>This means that the thousands and thousands of transactions in one of the fastest-growing housing markets in the nation bring no revenue into state coffers.</p>