Thoreau
Regular Member
I can't say that I'm the least bit surprised, but I figure it's worth mentioning anyway.
I was out for a bie ride yesterday in the Reach 11 recreation area (http://www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/r11.html) as I have done numerous times in the past. It's bee a little while though, and since my last visit all of the new laws took effect including the updated state preemption and removal of the exemption for ceratin parks.
This park, unfortunately, was already breaking the law before due to being well over 1 square mile in size and not having any 'amenities' or whatever the term was. Even so, the new law makes it pretty simple in that they can not prohibit or restrict firearms in any way any more.
Exhibit A)
This sign is located at the Tatum Blvd. entrance. I expected to see SOME kind of change, but that sticker with that wording was not what I had in mind. This is especially funny though when you look at another sign that has NOT been modified (by the city anyway, so ignore the graffiti.)
Exhibit B)
That one is located under the 51 underpass. So in summary, they replaced the already-illegal wording from the previous version of the law ("CARRYING A FIREARM IS LIMITED TO PERSONS WHO POSSESS A PERMIT ISSUES PURSUANT TO SECTION A.R.S. 13.3112.") with a sticker that is incorrect per the new laws ("CARRYING A FIREARM [span style='text-decoration: underline;']IN THIS PARK [/span] IS LIMITED TO PERSONS WHO POSSESS A PERMIT ISSUES PURSUANT TO SECTION A.R.S. 13.3112.") adding only the 'IN THIS PARK' portion.
Phenomenal use of my tax dollars.
Next up, I need to see if the City of Scottsdale has actually started playing ball properly as well. They've had illegal signage and policies for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve for ages and have strung folks along and ignored them when it was brought to their attention. I don't hold out too much hope that they would have proper signs now either.
I was out for a bie ride yesterday in the Reach 11 recreation area (http://www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/r11.html) as I have done numerous times in the past. It's bee a little while though, and since my last visit all of the new laws took effect including the updated state preemption and removal of the exemption for ceratin parks.
This park, unfortunately, was already breaking the law before due to being well over 1 square mile in size and not having any 'amenities' or whatever the term was. Even so, the new law makes it pretty simple in that they can not prohibit or restrict firearms in any way any more.
Exhibit A)
This sign is located at the Tatum Blvd. entrance. I expected to see SOME kind of change, but that sticker with that wording was not what I had in mind. This is especially funny though when you look at another sign that has NOT been modified (by the city anyway, so ignore the graffiti.)
Exhibit B)
That one is located under the 51 underpass. So in summary, they replaced the already-illegal wording from the previous version of the law ("CARRYING A FIREARM IS LIMITED TO PERSONS WHO POSSESS A PERMIT ISSUES PURSUANT TO SECTION A.R.S. 13.3112.") with a sticker that is incorrect per the new laws ("CARRYING A FIREARM [span style='text-decoration: underline;']IN THIS PARK [/span] IS LIMITED TO PERSONS WHO POSSESS A PERMIT ISSUES PURSUANT TO SECTION A.R.S. 13.3112.") adding only the 'IN THIS PARK' portion.
Phenomenal use of my tax dollars.
Next up, I need to see if the City of Scottsdale has actually started playing ball properly as well. They've had illegal signage and policies for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve for ages and have strung folks along and ignored them when it was brought to their attention. I don't hold out too much hope that they would have proper signs now either.