Once again, the Pima County Board of Supervisors is the subject of scrutiny for its latest attack on the Second Amendment.
Arizona State Representative Quang Nguyen, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has formally called on the Pima County Board of Supervisors to repeal Ordinance No. 2024-002.
The ordinance passed on a 4-1 vote, with Supervisor Steve Christy the lone no vote.
Representative Nguyen believes the ordinance violates state law by imposing on lawful gun owners mandatory and stringent reporting requirements for a “knowing loss or theft of a firearm” and places significant penalties up to $1,000 for each violation.
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In a letter to the Board, Nguyen highlights the conflict between the newly adopted ordinance and Arizona state law, particularly A.R.S. § 13-3108. This statute broadly prohibits local governments from enacting firearm-related regulations that exceed state law. Representative Nguyen points out that similar measures have previously been scrutinized and found in violation of state law, including an ordinance in Tucson over a decade ago, as well as a more recent ordinance in Phoenix.
Representative Nguyen also emphasized the Arizona Supreme Court’s interpretation of state law, affirming that firearms regulation is a concern of statewide importance and not subject to local variance. The Pima County Ordinance disregards this legal framework and prior legal opinions that clearly establish the preeminence of state law over local firearm regulations.
Citing legal precedents and what he says is the clear guidance of state law, Representative Nguyen issued a firm demand for the Supervisors to repeal its unlawful ordinance, which blatantly disregards established legal principles and places undue burdens on law-abiding gun owners in Pima County.