Gun Control

Jeff Flake Slammed in TV Ad by Mother of Aurora Shooting Victim (Video)

A Valley mom whose son was killed last year in the movie-theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, slams Senator Jeff Flake in an advertisement that's about to hit Phoenix airwaves, thanks to Flake's vote against a proposal for more background checks on gun purchases.Caren Teves recently made news after ... More >>

The Myth of the "90 Percent" Support for Failed Background Check Bill

We can't tell you precisely why several U.S. senators, including Jeff "Pond Scum" Flake, voted against a bill aimed at expanding background checks for gun purchases. Sure, the powerful NRA likely had some influence. But how could anyone vote against something that 90 percent of Americans want? One ... More >>

Arizona Ranked Fourth in the Nation! (For "Highest Levels of Gun Violence")

Only three other states in the U.S. of A. have higher "levels of gun violence" than Arizona, according to one report.Although magazines like Guns & Ammo congratulate Arizona for being "the best" state for gun owners -- despite the fact that the magazine's former editor shot and killed a man in Arizo ... More >>

Ready Or Not

Jennifer Longdon Wears Her Heart on Her Facebook Page

Virginia Pizza Shop Offers 2nd Amendment Discount

Good news gun owners (in Virginia) there's a pizza shop there willing to offer you a 15 percent discount if you're packing heat. The owner of All Around Pizza and Deli, Jay Laze, said he decided to start offering the deal after he saw a frozen yogurt shop in Utah offer a similar deal. See Also: - ... More >>

Judy Burges or Steve Smith: Which Legislator Supports More Nutso Bills?

Believe it or not, after listening to Republican state Senator Judy Burges run her mouth on an Agenda 21 conspiracy theory earlier this week, we're not actually sure if Burges is behind the craziest legislation at the capitol this session.There's also Republican Representative Steve Smith, who's mor ... More >>

Sean Stephenson, Motivational Speaker, Moves to Arizona and Promptly Buys a Gun

Sean Stephenson was born with a rare disease that makes bones brittle and confines him to a wheelchair. He wasn't expected to survive after birth and suffered more than 200 broken bones by age 18. But he survived -- and thrived. He's a therapist, author and motivational speaker from Chicago who cha ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's School-Patrol Posse Gets a Glowing Review From the NRA

While the National Rifle Association has proposed putting an armed guard inside every American school, the lobbying organization's "news" arm ran a gushing endorsement of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's school-patrol posse, which puts an armed guard in zero schools.The public-relations piece for Arpaio aired o ... More >>

Reverend Al Sharpton Reveals on National Television that the Emperor of Pinal County, Paul Babeu, Has No Clothes (ICYMI)

We all know the Danish tale about the emperor whose men and subjects stroke him in admiration over his new clothes. Of course, as the story goes, the emperor isn't actually wearing any clothes. Instead of questioning the obvious, everyone basks in a collective ignorance. Until a little boy in the c ... More >>

Gun Control Debate Continues Two Years After Tucson Shooting

Where were you when you heard about the Tucson shooting that claimed six lives and wounded 14, including former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords? I remember being at my in-laws' house in North Phoenix still decompressing from the holidays. When the news broke, I was glued to the television and radio ... More >>

Arizona had More "Gun Deaths" Than Vehicle Deaths in 2009, Says Anti-Gun Group; Omits Fact That 71 % Were Suicides

Slate, an online magazine, and the Tucson Weekly recently published articles that claim Arizona's "gun death" rate now exceeds the rate of vehicle deaths. The articles, spurred by the Newtown shooting, were based on a May report by the anti-gun Violence Policy Center in Washington D.C., which lists ... More >>

NRA PAC Endorses Russell Pearce Despite His Blame-the-Victims Remarks on Aurora Massacre

See also: Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre (w/Update) See also: Russell Pearce on Blast for Racist E-mails in New Dennis Gilman Video See also: Russell Pearce Apologizes, Kinda-Sorta, for Dark Knight Massacre Remarks In a major political gaffe that's sure to resonate across th ... More >>

Governor Jan Brewer Vetoes Bill That Aimed to Seize All Federal Lands in the State

Every now and then, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer raises her lips from the conservative feeding trough and spits something out.Last year, she halted the passage of a bill that would have required presidential candidates to prove they were eligible for the post before their names would have been placed ... More >>

Jennifer Nelson Takes on the Subtleties of the Second Amendment at ASU Art Museum

Lori Klein's Excuse for Pointing Gun at Reporter Isn't a Good One, Assuming It's Not a Lie

State Senator Lori Klein's excuse for pointing a gun at a reporter doesn't wash.​ State Senator Lori Klein, R-Anthem, likely lied in a recent statement about pointing a loaded gun at Arizona Republic reporter Richard Ruelas, in our humble opinion. In response to heavy criticism, Klein now clai ... More >>

Lori Klein, State Senator, Points Loaded Gun at Reporter's Chest; Idiot Move Violates Number One Gun-Safety Rule

Image: Lori Klein's campaign Web siteState Senator Lori Klein, R-Anthem, pointed a loaded gun a reporter's chest during an interview.​ As every gun owner should know, the Number One rule of handling firearms is to never point a gun at anything you don't want to destroy. Arizona State ... More >>

Seventy Percent of Guns Used in Mexican Crimes Traced Back to United States

CNN¡Viva el gun industry!​As Sheriff Joe Arpaio brags on his office for arresting six immigrants heading for the southeast, a group of United States Senators are releasing a report noting 70 percent of captured guns used by drug cartels in Mexico originated in the United States. One of these smu ... More >>

Up in Arms

Up in Arms

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 27, 2011

Five Reasons Why a Mental Health Evaluation Should NOT be a Prerequisite For Buying a Gun

​ Forget background checks for a moment. Maybe, in reaction to Saturday's mass shooting in Tucson, a whole new take on the problem is needed when it comes to potentially dangerous, mentally ill people buying guns. Maybe a complete mental health evaluation should be conducted on people who wan ... More >>

High-Capacity Magazines (a.k.a. "Clips") for Firearms Targeted by Gun-Control Advocates Following Giffords Tragedy

Image: www.kyimports.com High-capacity, 31-round magazines for semi-automatic firearms are getting targeted by gun-control advocates after Saturday's shooting​ Large-capacity magazines for firearms are becoming a focus for gun-control advocates following Saturday's shooting of Congress ... More >>

National Rifle Association Gave Gabrielle Giffords a 'C' During 2010 Election

​According to the National Rifle Association's list of grades and endorsements for Arizona's Congressional delegation, Gabrielle Giffords earned a 'C' for her stance on gun rights. The list, reserved for NRA members only, was obtained today by New Times from an NRA representative. For eac ... More >>

Morning Poll: Should Gunmen in Beer-Robbery Shootings Have Been Criminally Charged?

www.motivatedphotos.com​For the second time in two weeks, people are dead after they picked the wrong booze hound from whom they attempted to steal beer.On August 27, a man tried to rob beer from 21-year-old Stefan Selvy. The guy hit Selvy with a wrench, so Selvy shot and killed him.He wasn't char ... More >>

John McCain Picks Up NRA Endorsement While J.D. Hayworth Gets Nod of Group's Former President

www.users.sisna.com​Apparently it's go-grab-your-gun day in the GOP Senate primary and both former Congressman J.D. Hayworth and his opponent, Senator John McCain, each picked up endorsements from some big-name gunslingers.We got an email from Hayworth's campaign earlier today announcing that Bob ... More >>

Morning Poll: Was Mexican President Felipe Calderon Out of Line in His Address to Congress Yesterday

www.electivedecisions.com Mexican President Felipe Calderon​Mexican President Felipe Calderon gave Arizona's controversial, new immigration law (which hasn't taken effect yet and may not for a long time because of pending lawsuits) a brand new set of legs after bashing it in an a ... More >>

Pinal County 3-Year-Old Still in Critical Condition After Shooting Himself in the Head

www.photobucket.com​A 3-year-old Pinal County boy is still in critical condition after shooting himself in the head with a gun he found in his grandmother's San Tan Valley home.According to police, on Friday night, the boy's grandmother, who lives in a rural section of the county, grabbed the gun ... More >>

Shooting Star

Learn tricks of the trade at NRA event

Surprise Plea In Lil' Wayne Gun Case

Lil Wayne​Rapper Lil' Wayne has for months been denying charges that he was in possession of an illegal gun back in 2007 in New York City. Well, with the threat of a January trial, "Lil" has changed his tune. Wayne copped a surprise plea deal yesterday that could keep him off ... More >>

Arizona Gun Lobbyists Form New PAC; Do You Feel Lucky Punk? Do Ya?

www.imdb.com​Apparently allowing any idiot with a permit to bring a gun into a bar wasn't enough to satisfy Arizona's gun lobby.The Arizona Citizens Defense League, a new political action committee recently formed by local gun lobbyists, hopes to pull the strings of state leaders and sway upcoming ... More >>

Harold Fish Released From Prison; Goddard Wants to Put Him Back In

  A former schoolteacher from Tolleson walked out of a Buckeye prison a free man on Tuesday following a successful appeal of his conviction in a shooting he says was in self defense. The West Valley View describes how Harold Fish, 62, (at right) plans to go camping and fishing, a ... More >>

Mad Max Rules: The Arizona Legislature's Mandatory Handgun Ownership Laws

pic by Joshuashearn Coming soon to an athletic sock or purse near you... Just when you thought our gun-lovin' legislature had gone as far over the deep end into Mad Max territory as possible, our lawmakers up and make gun ownership mandatory for all lads and ladies 21 and above ... More >>

Concealed Weapons in Arizona Restaurants?

Did you catch this news? The Associated Press reported on SB 1113, a bill passed by a state Senate panel last week that would allow people to bring handguns into restaurants -- provided they have a concealed carry permit and do not consume alcohol. Governor Janet Napolitano vetoed a similar bill in ... More >>

Q&A: Ted Nugent Talks Guns, Meth, and Hippies Before NRA Convention in Phoenix

The Motor City Madman: Ted NugentTed Nugent talks a lot about discipline. Speaking on the phone from his ranch outside Waco, Texas, the Detroit-born guitarist of "Cat Scratch Fever" fame comes back to it again and again. His life of clean living is the way to go, he says, living another way is nothi ... More >>

Handgun Nets Illegal Immigrant Nearly Five Years in Prison

.38 Superwww.gunsetc.com "Alien in possession of a firearm" sounds a tad like science-fiction poetry, but it's also the title of a federal statute - and one that's putting a Mexican national behind bars for about five years. While gun ownership is an Arizonan's birthright, (the state constitution g ... More >>

Gun Dealer Case Blown; Goddard Vows, "It's Not Over By Any Means"

  A case of a Phoenix gun dealer whose sales were allegedly tied to Mexican drug cartels fell apart yesterday after a judge decided the state didn't have enough evidence. The prosecution of George Iknadosian, (at right), of Glendale, had been heavily promoted to the news media by ... More >>

We Heart Guns

Get yerself one ’fore them Dems suspend the Constitution

Cartridge Family

Musicians with munitions

Giving Peace No Chance

A Valley militia has anti-war advocates in its sights

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Spender Bender

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Affirmative Reactionaries

Arizona's militias aren't the exclusive domain of white supremacists - people of color are joining the ranks, too.

NONE DARE CALL IT REASONARIZONA IS A HOTBED OF CONSTITUTIONALIST DISSENT, AND HERE ARE FOUR WHO FUEL THE PATRIOT FLAME

FLASHES

ONE BULLET, A LIFE CHANGED