Arizona Panel OKs Tax Credit for Concealed Carry Permit

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Arizona Panel OKs Tax Credit for Concealed Carry Permit

By RYAN VAN VELZER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHOENIX — Feb 8, 2016, 7:26 PM ET

Arizona residents are one step closer to getting a tax credit for attending a firearms safety class after Republican lawmakers passed a measure offering a dollar-for-dollar credit for concealed carry permit holders on Monday.

A House panel passed the tax credit in what could become the first of its kind in the country, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

House Majority Leader Steve Montenegro, R-Litchfield Park, sponsored the bill to create a tax credit up to $80 for people who get a concealed weapons permit. The measure would only affect those who get the permit after it is enacted.

The Republican lawmaker said his measure encourages gun safety and education.

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[GGJohn]

1. Here in AZ, we don't have to have a CHL to legally carry concealed within the state,

but if we want to carry out of state, we have to get a CHL so reciprocity will be honored.
That said, I think this is a good idea, it will encourage Arizonians to go through the safety course and get properly trained on the do's and don'ts of carrying a firearm for self protection.