Tag: Gun Control
Tucson to ignore Arizona’s ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ law
Faulty thinking on guns
There is a good deal of faulty thinking about gun control that confuses people and prevents society from reaching consensus on how to handle the problem. Here are just a...
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Mandatory licensing would reduce gun violence
Reg flag gun laws leave innocent people vulnerable
With all the recent mass shootings across the country within a span of a few days, this had led multiple Republican and Democrat leaders across the country to support the...
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Student group refocuses school safety efforts
Lemonade legislation lands on Ducey’s desk
The state Senate on Monday gave final approval to legislation declaring lemonade to be the official state drink despite objections that the action sends precisely the wrong message to teens...
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Gov. Doug Ducey rolls out school safety package
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants more school resource officers and school mental health spending, a new way to remove guns from unstable people and technology fixes to get state convictions...
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Giffords joins Democrats accusing Trump, GOP of pandering to NRA
Gabrielle Giffords called on Americans at a May 3, 2017, press conference to fight efforts to loosen gun restrictions. (Photo by Andres Guerra Luz/Cronkite News) Former...
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Senate panel clears bill blocking government mandates on smart guns
Calling the technology a method of gun control, a Senate panel voted Wednesday to preclude any mandate that Arizonans have to purchase “smart” guns. HB 2216 says the state may...
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Senate takes up, then blocks, competing gun-control measures
WASHINGTON – The Senate had the opportunity to act on competing gun-control measures Monday, but proceeded instead to block action on any of the proposals in votes that fell mostly...
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McCain: Obama ‘directly responsible’ for Orlando shooting
U.S. Sen. John McCain (Photo by Rachel Leingang, Arizona Capitol Times) Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that President Barack Obama is “directly responsible” for the...
