In Jan Brewer’s Arizona, You Need To Carry Papers To Walk Around Town, But You Don’t To Carry A Gun.
Jan Brewer, Arizona’s governor, harbinger of Tea Party hatred, and new Sarah Palin BFF, has been the focus of the immigration debate since last week when she signed a new immigration law — which not only allows but requires law enforcement officials to demand proof of legal residency from anyone they have “reasonable suspicion†of not being a U.S. resident. What most don’t realize is this immigration law is just another step in Brewer’s year-long attack on minority and civil rights, and quest to eliminate any semblance of intelligence when it comes to gun control laws.
Earlier this month, Governor Brewer quietly signed a law that allows Arizona residents to carry concealed weapons with no permit — no license, no registration, and, if the gun was made in Arizona (nice lobbyist action, there,) “you don’t even need to submit to a federal background check to buy it.” Best part? It’s OK to carry those concealed weapons into bars. There’s a great combination. Alcohol and artillery.
In Jan Brewer’s Arizona, you need to carry papers to walk around town, but you don’t need papers to carry a gun.