Arizona has long permitted open carry of handguns and long guns without a permit. Adults eighteen and older may openly carry in Phoenix, subject only to ARS section 13-3102 posted-area limits and federal restrictions near schools.
ARS section 13-3102 does not prohibit carrying a firearm openly, and Arizona has no statute requiring a permit for open carry. In Phoenix, an adult age eighteen or older who is not a prohibited possessor may openly carry a handgun on a hip holster, on a shoulder rig, or a long gun slung over the shoulder. ARS section 13-3108 preempts any Phoenix attempt to restrict open carry beyond state law. Carry remains barred on K-12 school grounds, in posted public establishments and events under section 13-3102(A)(10), in secured federal buildings, polling places, and where alcohol is served and the carrier consumes. Brandishing or threatening display can still be charged as disorderly conduct under ARS section 13-2904.
Open carry by a prohibited possessor or under eighteen is a class six felony or class one misdemeanor under ARS section 13-3102, and brandishing in a threatening way is disorderly conduct under section 13-2904.
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