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(VATICAN ENQUIRER) PHOENIX\u2014In an attempt to clarify the rights and obligations of those possessing firearms, the Arizona State Legislature approved a new law Wednesday declaring that a gun owner ceases to be responsible for a bullet once it has been fired from a weapon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt simply makes no sense to hold people accountable for a round of ammunition that is no longer inside their gun, and this legislation clears this up once and for all,\u201d said bill co-sponsor Sen. Steve Smith (R-Maricopa), observing that no one can reasonably expect an individual to exert control over a bullet or a bullet\u2019s ultimate whereabouts once it has exited a gun\u2019s barrel.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can you be liable for a projectile that may be lodged as far as 5,000 feet away from where you\u2019re standing? That\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Now, if we\u2019re talking about ammunition that\u2019s in the chamber of a gun you\u2019re holding, or in your holster, or in a bandolier worn around the shoulder, then yes, it is still the carrier\u2019s responsibility. But it\u2019s unfair to penalize citizens for bullets that are not in their possession anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith went on to state that as soon as a round enters someone\u2019s thoracic cavity, that person immediately takes possession of the bullet and must assume full responsibility for it.<\/p>\n

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