In a message dated 2/26/00 11:24:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
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> It's legal to carry a handgun in Arizona.....and if you have a permit, which
>  involves a lenghty course  and background check, one can obtain a permit
for
>  a concealed handgun. If I have a gun in my car and it's visible (like you
> can
>  see the hostler from under the seat, that's legal...but if I wanted to
carry
>  one in my purse I'd need the concealed permit.
>
>  Linn, in Tucson, AZ
>
Let me clarify.....In Arizona and Washington State one does not need a permit
to  own or carry a handgun. One only needs a permit to carry a concealed
weapon. This requires a course and a background check.  And again, if it's in
my purse or under the seat of my car, it's "concealed".

Bye for now, Linn

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Linn Walsh-Knueppel, M.Ed.
Tucson, AZ