Arizona Considers Bill to Create State Army
Saturday, March 05, 2011
The state of Arizona would seem to be playing a political game of one-upmanship with itself. After adopting the most controversial anti-immigration law in recent memory, after selecting an official state firearm only two months following the Tucson shooting, after banning Latino activists from Capitol hearings on immigration bills, the legislature will now consider creating a state army.
SB 1495 would give Republican Governor Jan Brewer the authority to establish “an armed force” that would be entirely separate from the National Guard. Brewer would be able to call up this state militia if a “major portion” of the Guard is away on service or “for any other reason the governor considers to be necessary.”
-Noel Brinkerhoff
Arizona Gun Wild: New Bill Establishes State Army for Gov. Brewer? (by Jeff Biggers, Huffington Post)
SB 1495 (Arizona State Legislature)
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