A bill in the Arizona House would punish banks that refuse business from gun firms
Bankers are resisting the bill, calling it government overreach and saying lawmakers are creating a problem with a non-issue in Arizona.
PHOENIX â An Arizona bill to prohibit government agencies from contracting with firms that refuse to do business with firearms companies received strong support this week from majority Republicans on a state House committee but generated tough criticism from the banking industry.The proposal from GOP Rep. Frank Carroll would require companies doing business with the state or local governments to certify they won't refuse to work with firearms-related companies."Why would you not want to do business with a Second Amendment-related business?" Republican Rep. Quang Nguyen asked a lobbyist for the banking industry during a Wednesday House Judiciary Committee hearing. "I feel that it's more political."
