None
EN
Arizona Senate Calls on Mayes to Resign Over Anti-Law Comments Hobbs Finds “Inappropriate”
[]
Arizona Daily Independent
This marks the first time in Arizona history the Senate has formally called on a sitting Attorney General to step down.
“The Attorney General publicly suggested Arizonans could invoke self-defense laws against law enforcement officers,” said Majority Leader John Kavanagh, who sponsored SR 1036.
“Her statements were wrong, dangerous, and fundamentally inconsistent with Arizona law.
When the state’s top law enforcement officer implies that police officers may be lawful targets, the Senate has a duty to act.
“Arizona law does not permit people to shoot law enforcement officers.