Opinion: The Arizona Senate bill meant to make possession of brass knuckles a crime could, and should, be used for some firearms and extended magazines.
Arizona Republic
Attacks by the street thugs known as the “Gilbert Goons” led the Arizona Senate Judiciary committee to unanimously advance a bill that would make possession and transfer of brass knuckles a misdemeanor.
The bill, crafted from a “strike everything” amendment to Senate Bill 1183, was introduced by Republican committee member Sen. John Kavanagh.
The senators were moved to advance the bill after hearing testimony from 17-year-old Connor Jarnagan, who was attacked by a brass knuckles-wearing assailant in December, 2022, in a Gilbert In-N-Out Burger parking lot.
“There’s no useful purpose for brass knuckles,” Jarnagan said. “They add nothing to our communities in Arizona besides contributing to violent crime and providing to serve teens and adults with a weapon that can kill someone.”
Brass knuckles can be used for self-defense
This is true.