The law with the broadest implications for guns doesn’t even mention firearms. Instead, it bars state and local governments from mandating that anyone who sells any property must get a background check on the buyer.
The effect, though, would be to preclude Arizona or local governments from closing what’s been called the “gun-show loophole” in federal law, which says background checks are not required for sales by individuals, including at gun shows, no matter how many weapons they sell.
Rep. Randall Friese, D-Tucson, derided contentions the measure is not about guns.
“No one is talking about background checks for refrigerator sales or microwave sales or dining room furniture sales,” he said during floor debate. “Let’s just be serious.”
