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Pair of measures involving guns and students headed to Hobbs' desk

PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers sent two measures dealing with guns and students to Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday, likely courting one veto, if not two.

The House voted along party lines to allow a parent who has a state-issued permit to carry a concealed weapon to bring it on to a school campus where he or she has children enrolled. SB 1331 already had been approved by the Senate.

Separately, the Senate approved HB 2332 which would require public and charter schools to provide students in grades 6 through 12 with “age appropriate” training in firearms safety.

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