The National Rifle Association and its allies in the firearms industry want Arizona lawmakers to force banks to do business with them.
In testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, lobbyists for both groups told lawmakers that some manufacturers are having problems getting loans from financial institutions. There also were complaints about retailers having access to point-of-sale terminals to process credit card transactions.
Michael Findlay who represents the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said this is more than a business dispute. He argued that anything that hampers production and sale of weapons has the potential of infringing on the Second Amendment rights of Arizonans to bear arms.
Lobby Hobby: Arizona NORML Goes to Phoenix To Advocate for Good Marijuana Bills Now that adult-use recreational marijuana has been legalized and we inhale the smoke of freedom, we might take for granted how regulation comes about. But when the sausage of cannabis laws is being made, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is there watching the grinder, advocating for constituent-friendly legislation and against laws that ultimately hurt the cannabis-using public. Despite the passage of Prop 207 legalizing adult-use, there is still plenty of work ahead for the organization that has provided a voice in the public policy debate for those Americans who oppose marijuana prohibition since its founding in 1970.
Energized by the U.S. Supreme Court s newly cemented conservative majority, Republican lawmakers throughout the country have put forward a host of aggressive bills that would limit access to and, in many cases, criminalize abortion.
In Arizona alone, GOP legislators have introduced more than 10 pieces of legislation that propose an array of changes, from restrictions on abortion medications and online reproductive health referrals to murder charges for those who terminate pregnancies. The Arizona voters spoke in November, and they elected majorities that have professed to be pro-life in the House and Senate, said Center for Arizona Policy Director Cathi Herrod, the state s leading anti-abortion lobbyist. We’re very hopeful about this session.
Qui tacet consentit. The ancient legal adage expresses a deep wisdom about the nature of law and politics: silence is consent. Remaining silent in response.