Concealed Carry in Restaurants and Bars in Arizona

[utimmer43]

Yeah, it often doesn't. Something we must always keep in mind is that most laws that are passed often do not immediately go into effect. Any time a new law is signed, it would be prudent to find out for certain when it takes effect.

Welcome to the site.

 

[doming83]

i thought the law didn't go in affect till sep 30. At least the what my ccw instructer said.

 

[utimmer43]

i thought the law didn't go in affect till sep 30. At least the what my ccw instructer said.

Correct, as noted in post #19. :biggrin:

 

[Dasraa]

While I'm a strong advocate of second amendment rights, I do worry about the unintended consequences of Arizona's "guns in bars" bill. Here's my concern...a group of licensed-for-concealed-carry folks enter an establishment where alcohol is served. One of them is carrying. That person orders a non-alcoholic beverage. Next round, the gun is passed to the right and that person, who consumed an alcoholic drink in the first round, now orders a non-alcoholic beverage. And so on and so on. Technically, the person carrying the gun, is not consuming alcohol. Does anyone know if this bill specifies that a gun toter must not have any alcohol in his/her system...or only that a gun carrier not consume alcohol while carrying.

At my age, my late night pub-crawling days are far behind me. But should I find myself in that situation, I'll look for a chair in the corner with my back to the wall. The days of the the Wild West may be about to return.

" Please read the new law, anyone carring a sidearm is prohibited from drinking alcohol period".

 

[Numenor]

" Please read the new law, anyone carring a sidearm is prohibited from drinking alcohol period".

Please note, the thread is three years old.

 

[David Clark]

Old Zebra
If AZs law is like other state's, consuming alcohol and then carrying is against the law. You cannot carry this soon after consuming.