firearms; homicide; mandatory destruction

Summary

The bill amends Arizona law so that any gun used in a homicide must be taken by the court and destroyed, but only after the defendant’s direct appeal and first post‑conviction relief process are finished or the prosecutor agrees. For other felonies involving a deadly weapon, the weapon is forfeited and sold within a year unless federal or state law bars its sale, in which case it must be destroyed. The changes aim to keep guns used in the most serious crimes out of circulation while still handling other weapons through forfeiture.

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